Nitric oxide: Is it the cause of muscle soreness?

Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 89-94

  Radak, Zsolt ^a,b   Naito, Hisashi ^b   Taylor, Albert W ^a,c   Goto, Sataro ^b  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exercise; Hormesis; Muscle damage; Pain; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; FOLLISTATIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN;

CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; DELAYED ONSET OF MUSCLE SORENESS; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXERCISE; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE INJURY; MYALGIA; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TISSUE REPAIR; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NITRIC OXIDE; PAIN; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84855867320     PISSN: 10898603     EISSN: 10898611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2011.12.005     Document Type: Review

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