Cycling exercise-induced myofiber transitions in skeletal muscle depend on basal fiber type distribution

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2393-2402

  Gehlert, Sebastian ^a   Weber, Sebastian ^a   Weidmann, Bente ^a   Gutsche, Katrin ^a   Platen, Petra ^b   Graf, Christine ^a   Kappes Horn, Karin ^c   Bloch, Wilhelm ^a  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endurance exercise; Fiber type distribution; Myofiber recruitment; Myofiber shifting; Neuromuscular activity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THIGH;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BICYCLING; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; THIGH;

EID: 84864697593     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-2209-4     Document Type: Article

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