Functional properties of human muscle fibers after short-term resistance exercise training

• Published in: American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology Vol. 283; no. 2; pp. 408 - R416
• Main Authors: Widrick, Jeffrey J, Stelzer, Julian E, Shoepe, Todd C, Garner, Dena P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2002
• Subjects: Adaptation, Physiological; Adult; Biomechanical Phenomena; Biopsy; Body Composition - physiology; Calcium - physiology; Exercise - physiology; Humans; In Vitro Techniques; Male; Muscle Contraction - physiology; Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch - chemistry; Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch - physiology; Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch - chemistry; Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch - physiology; Muscle, Skeletal - chemistry; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Myosins - analysis; Protein Isoforms - analysis; Stress, Mechanical

Department of Exercise and Sport Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 The aim of this study was to assess the relationships between human muscle fiber hypertrophy, protein isoform content, and maximal Ca 2+ -activated contractile function following a short-term period of resista...