Skeletal muscle and beyond: The role of exercise as a mediator of systemic mitochondrial biogenesis

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 598-607

  Little, Jonathan P ^a   Safdar, Adeel ^b   Benton, Carley R ^c   Wright, David C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adipose; AMPK; Exercise; Mitochondria; Muscle; PGC 1

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BRAIN; EXERCISE; HUMAN; KIDNEY; LIVER; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; MUSCLE MITOCHONDRION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; EXERCISE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIA, MUSCLE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 80054044902     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h11-076     Document Type: Review

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