Exercise-induced muscle damage in humans

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 11 SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Clarkson, Priscilla M ^a   Hubal, Monica J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Creatine kinase; Eccentric exercise; Inflammation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Muscle weakness; Repeated bout; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE; PROTEINS;

INFLAMMATORY MARKERS;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

MUSCLE PROTEIN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE INJURY; MYOSITIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERFORMANCE; SARCOMERE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEX FACTORS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0036838260     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200211001-00007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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