Mechanisms of muscle fatigue in intense exercise

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 247-256

  Green, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcium; Cytoskeleton; Eccentric activity; Fibre types; Muscle damage; Potassium

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GLYCOGEN; PHOSPHATE;

CELL ENERGY; CYTOSKELETON; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; ENERGY BALANCE; HUMAN; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MUSCLE METABOLISM; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHOSPHATE TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SARCOLEMMA; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CALCIUM; EXERCISE; GLYCOGEN; HUMANS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NA(+)-K(+)-EXCHANGING ATPASE; STELLATE GANGLION;

EID: 0030854965     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026404197367254     Document Type: Review

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