Fiber type composition of the vastus lateralis muscle of young men and women

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 623-629

  Staron, Robert S ^a   Hagerman, Fredrick C ^a   Hikida, Robert S ^a   Murray, Thomas F ^a   Hostler, David P ^b   Crill, Mathew T ^b   Ragg, Kerry E ^b   Toma, Kumika ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber types; Human skeletal muscle; mATPase histochemistry; Muscle biopsies; Myosin heavy chains

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0034012503     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540004800506     Document Type: Article

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