Human muscle fatigue: The significance of muscle fibre type variability studied using a micro-dissection approach

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue SUPPL. 10, 2006, Pages 5-16

  Sargeant, Anthony J ^a   De Haan, A ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Muscle power; Myosin heavy chain isoforms; Phosphocreatine to creatine ratio; Single fibers

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CREATINE PHOSPHATE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; MYOSIN I; MYOSIN IIA; MYOSIN IIX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; HIGH ENERGY PHOSPHATE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; LOCOMOTION; MICRODISSECTION; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE METABOLISM; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEEDLE BIOPSY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

BICYCLING; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MICRODISSECTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; PHOSPHATES; PROTEIN ISOFORMS;

EID: 34047259637     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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