Bed rest increases the amount of mismatched fibers in human skeletal muscle

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 455-460

  Andersen, J L ^a   Gruschy Knudsen, T ^a   Sandri, C ^b   Larsson, L ^c   Schiaffino, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosinetriphosphatase histochemistry; Fiber type transitions; Hybrid fibers; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Myosin; Simulated microgravity

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ARTICLE; BED REST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MICROGRAVITY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPACE FLIGHT; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0033052802     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.86.2.455     Document Type: Article

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