Isometric force and maximal shortening velocity of single muscle fibers from elite master runners

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 2 40-2, 1996, Pages

  Widrick, Jeffrey J ^b   Trappe, Scott W ^b   Blaser, Cindy A ^b   Costill, David L ^b   Fitts, Robert H ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

endurance exercise training; human performance; master athletes; myosin heavy chain; myosin light chain; skinned fiber contractile properties

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN;

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY;

ELAGATIS;

EID: 0029736744     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1996.271.2.c666     Document Type: Article

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