Changes in muscle strength, muscle fibre size and myofibrillar gene expression after immobilization and retraining in humans

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 524, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 293-304

  Hortobagyi T ^a   Dempsey, L ^a   Fraser, D ^a,c   Zheng, D ^b   Hamilton, G ^a   Lambert, J ^a,d   Dohm, L ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Therapeutic Innovations Inc ^*  (United States)

^d Therapeutic Innovations Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMOBILIZATION; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; ADAPTATION; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; GENE; IMMOBILITY; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE FIBRE SIZE; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE TRAINING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; MYOHC GENE; MYOHC I GENE; MYOHC IIA GENE; MYOHC IIX GENE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; UPREGULATION;

EID: 0343133874     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.00293.x     Document Type: Article

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