Skeletal muscle characteristics of racing reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 277-281

  Poso A R ^a   Nieminen, M ^b   Raulio, J ^a   Rasanen L A ^a   Soveri, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

3 hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase; citrate synthase; glycogen; middle gluteal muscle; muscle fibre; reindeer; training

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYACYL COENZYME A DEHYDROGENASE; CITRATE SYNTHASE; GLYCOGEN;

ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEER; FEMALE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; GLYCOGEN MUSCLE LEVEL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING;

EID: 0030200808     PISSN: 03009629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-9629(96)00014-X     Document Type: Article

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