Neuromuscular junction instability and altered intracellular calcium handling as early determinants of force loss during unloading in humans.

"The present study was conducted in accordance with the standards set by the latest revision of the Declaration of Helsinki , and was approved by the National Ethical Committee of the Slovenian Ministry of Health on 17 July 2019, with reference number 0120–304/2019/9. Participants were informed about all experimental procedures through an interview, information sheet, kinesiological and medical examination and had the possibility to ask questions of the selection committee; after signing the written consent form they were enrolled in the study with the possibility to withdraw at any stage. Competing interests None of the authors has any conflicts of interest to declare."

"Funding The present study was funded by ASI, MARS‐PRE, Project, n. DC‐VUM‐2017‐006. The authors thank ASI for granting these funds to allow all the experiments to be performed."