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Extraordinary fast-twitch fiber abundance in elite weightlifters

Human skeletal muscle fibers exist across a continuum of slow → fast-twitch. The amount of each fiber type (FT) influences muscle performance but remains largely unexplored in elite athletes, particularly from strength/power sports. To address this nescience, vastus lateralis (VL) biopsies were perf...

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Autores principales: Serrano, Nathan, Colenso-Semple, Lauren M., Lazauskus, Kara K., Siu, Jeremy W., Bagley, James R., Lockie, Robert G., Costa, Pablo B., Galpin, Andrew J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6436686/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30917128
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207975