Reliable determination of training-induced alterations in muscle fiber composition in human skeletal muscle using quantitative polymerase chain reaction

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2014, Pages e332-e342

  Ellefsen, S ^a   Vikmoen, O ^a   Zacharoff, E ^a   Rauk, I ^b   Slettalokken G ^a   Hammarstrom D ^a   Strand, T A ^b   Whist, J E ^b   Hanestadhaugen, M ^b   Vegge, G ^a   Fagernes, C E ^a   Nygaard, H ^a   Hollan, I ^c   Ronnestad B R ^a  

^a INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^c Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases   (Norway)

Author keywords

Exercise; Fiber typing; Gene family profiling; GeneFam; Muscle biopsy; MYH; Normalization; Real time RT PCR; Resistance training

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADULT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, HUMAN; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RNA, MESSENGER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928824335     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12185     Document Type: Article

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