Sex differences in exercise-induced muscle pain and muscle damage

Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1242-1249

  Dannecker, Erin A ^a   Liu, Ying ^b   Rector, R Scott ^a,b,c   Thomas, Tom R ^b   Fillingim, Roger B ^d   Robinson, Michael E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

^c The Harry S Truman Veteran's Administration   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Delayed onset muscle soreness; stretch injury

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MYOGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE MARKER; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ELBOW; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; MYALGIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870234900     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2012.09.014     Document Type: Article

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