Carnosine and taurine contents in individual fibres of human vastus lateralis muscle

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 639-643

  Harris, Roger C ^a   Dunnett, Mark ^a   Greenhaff, Paul L ^b  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carnosine; Hydrogen ion buffering; Muscle; Taurine

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; CARNOSINE; PROTON; TAURINE;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0031734979     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026404198366443     Document Type: Article

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