Effects of endurance training on oxidative capacity and structural composition of human arm and leg muscles

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 459-464

  Turner, D L ^a,c   Hoppeler, H ^a   Claassen, H ^a   Vock, P ^a   Kayser, B ^b   Schena, F ^b   Ferretti, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maximal oxygen consumption; Mitochondria; Muscle oxidative capacity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0030656986     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.1997.00246.x     Document Type: Article

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