Fibre types in skeletal muscles of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients related to respiratory function and exercise tolerance

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2853-2860

  Satta, A ^a   Migliori, G B ^a   Spanevello, A ^a   Neri, M ^a   Bottinelli, R ^b   Canepari, M ^b   Pellegrino, M A ^b   Reggiani, C ^b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Muscle Eibre types; Myosin isoforms; Obstructive lung disease

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE PROTEIN; MYOSIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; ELECTROPHORESIS; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FIBERS; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031463750     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10122853     Document Type: Article

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