article 2021 8 pages

Association of muscle fiber composition with health and exercise-related traits in athletes and untrained subjects

Elliott C. R. Hall, Ekaterina A. Semenova, Elvira A. Bondareva, Oleg V. Borisov, Oleg N. Andryushchenko, Liliya B. Andryushchenko, Piotr Zmijewski, Edward V. Generozov, Ildus I. Ahmetov

Journal: Biology of Sport
DOI: 10.5114/biolsport.2021.102923
Publication type: Original Research
Population: athletes and untrained subjects

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Abstract

Skeletal muscle is a heterogenous and metabolically active tissue, the composition of which is associated with multiple traits. The aim of the study was to determine whether there are additional health and exercise-related traits associated with muscle fiber composition in athletes and...

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This study investigates health and exercise-related traits associated with muscle fiber composition.