Carnitine metabolism in human muscle fiber types during submaximal dynamic exercise

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1061-1064

  Constantin Teodosiu, D ^a   Howell, S ^a   Greenhaff, P L ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acetyl groups; acetylcarnitine; fatigue; single fiber

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE;

ACETYLATION; ADULT; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0029963827     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.80.3.1061     Document Type: Article

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