Search for dissertations about: "slow twitch"

Showing result 16 - 19 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words slow twitch.

  2. 16. Functional and metabolic alterations in skeletal muscle in response to physiological and pathophysiological stressors

    Author : Theresa Mader; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Skeletal muscle performance is essential for our body’s movement as well as for the wholebody metabolism. In health and disease, skeletal muscle is exposed to various endogenous and exogenous stressors, influencing its physiological functions. READ MORE

  4. 17. Skeletal muscle fiber types in man : With special reference to anabolic signaling and mitochondrial bioenergetics

    Author : Sebastian Edman; William Apro; Filip J Larsen; Abram Katz; Leigh Breen; Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; mTORC1; THRIFTY; fiber type identification; muscle growth; aging; sarcopenia; mitochondrial function; oxphos; metabolism; Medicin Teknik; Medicine Technology;

    Abstract : Human skeletal muscle consists of a mixture of slow-twitch (type I) and fast-twitch (type II) fibers. The type I fibers are endurance-oriented, with a metabolic system and infrastructure that supports aerobic metabolism. READ MORE

  5. 18. Efficiency of aerobic exercise training in women and men with chronic heart failure

    Author : Raija Tyni-Lenné; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : aerobic exercise training; blood lactate; chronic heart failure; exercise capacity; gender; health-related quality of life; physical training; plasma norepinephrine; rehabilitation; skeletal muscle; walking performance;

    Abstract : The syndrome of heart failure is one of the major public health problems in many countries. Despite advances in pharmacological therapy, patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) are characterized by exercise intolerance and a reduced health-related quality of life. READ MORE

  6. 19. Charcot-Marie-tooth disease : muscle morphological and neurophysiological aspects

    Author : UllaBritt Ericson-Gripenstedt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a common inherited disorder of the peripheral nervous system characterised by distal weakness and muscular atrophy, sensory disturbance of the distal limbs, diminished or absent deep tendon reflexes and often pes cavus. CMT is divided into two major groups based on clinical and electrophysiological findings. READ MORE