Etiology of exercise-induced muscle damage

Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 234-248

  Clarkson, Priscilla M ^a   Sayers, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Eccentric exercise; Inflammation; Muscle function; Stress proteins

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARRIER PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HYDROGEN; LACTIC ACID;

BIOSYNTHESIS; EXERCISE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INJURY; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOSITIS; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

CALCIUM; CARRIER PROTEINS; EXERCISE; GLUCOSE; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; LACTIC ACID; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSITIS; PAIN; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0033238115     PISSN: 10667814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h99-020     Document Type: Article

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