Single muscle fiber contractile properties of young competitive distance runners

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 629-636

  Harber, Matthew ^a   Trappe, Scott ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endurance; Exercise; Myosin heavy chain

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN ALPHA; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN I; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN II ALPHA; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN II X; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MYOSIN I; MYOSIN II;

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; MYOSIN TYPE I; MYOSIN TYPE II; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING;

EID: 53449096204     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00995.2007     Document Type: Article

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