Metabolically assessed muscle fibre recruitment in brief isometric contractions at different intensities

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 92, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 485-492

  Beltman, J G M ^a,b   de Haan, A ^a,b   Haan, H ^a   Gerrits, H L ^a   van Mechelen, W ^c   Sargeant, A J ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Metabolism; PCr Cr ratio; Quadriceps

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; CREATINE; CREATINE PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; FEMALE; FREEZE DRYING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX RECRUITMENT; STAINING; TORQUE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ADULT; BIOPSY; CREATINE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHOSPHOCREATINE;

EID: 4544232724     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-004-1105-6     Document Type: Article

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