Characteristics of titin in strength and power athletes

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 553-557

  McBride, Jeffrey M ^a   Triplett McBride, Travis ^a   Davie, Allan J ^b   Abernethy, Peter J ^c   Newton, Robert U ^b  

^a Department of Exercise/Sport Science ^*  (United States)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Powerlifting; Sprinting; Squatting; Vertical jumping; Weightlifting

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RUNNING; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0038649905     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-002-0733-y     Document Type: Article

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