Differences in muscle contractile characteristics among bodybuilders, endurance trainers and control subjects

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 357-362

  Jürimäe, Jaak ^a,b   Abernethy, Peter J ^a   Quigley, Brian M ^a   Blake, Kirsten ^a   McEniery, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Endurance; Myosin heavy chain isoforms; Strength; Triceps brachii muscle

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TRAINING; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

EID: 0030936027     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050172     Document Type: Article

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