Nature vs. nurture: can exercise really alter fiber type composition in human skeletal muscle?

Department of Kinesiology and Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georiga 30303 ABSTRACT This essay looks at the historical significance of two APS classic papers that are freely available online: Gollnick PD, Armstrong RB, Saubert CW IV, Piehl K, and Saltin B. Enzyme activity and fiber compo...

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Published in:Journal of applied physiology (1985) 2004-11, Vol.97 (5), p.1591-1592
Main Author: Ingalls, Christopher P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Armstrong
Exercise - physiology
Gollnick
History, 20th Century
Humans
Muscle Fibers, Skeletal - physiology
Muscle, Skeletal - physiology
Physiology - history
Piehl
Saltin
Saubert
Sembrowich
Shepherd
United States
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Summary:Department of Kinesiology and Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georiga 30303 ABSTRACT This essay looks at the historical significance of two APS classic papers that are freely available online: Gollnick PD, Armstrong RB, Saubert CW IV, Piehl K, and Saltin B. Enzyme activity and fiber composition in skeletal muscle of untrained and trained men. J Appl Physiol 33: 312—319, 1972 ( http://jap.physiology.org/cgi/reprint/33/3/312 ). Gollnick PD, Armstrong RB, Saltin B, Saubert CW IV, Sembrowich WL, and Shepherd RE. Effect of training on enzyme activity and fiber composition of human skeletal muscle. J Appl Physiol 34: 107—111, 1973 ( http://jap.physiology.org/cgi/reprint/34/1/107 ). Address for correspondence: C. P. Ingalls, Georgia State Univ., Dept. of Kinesiology and Health, MSC 7A0105, 33 Gilmer St., SE Unit 7, Atlanta, GA 30303-3087 (E-mail: cingalls{at}gsu.edu ).
ISSN:8750-7587
1522-1601
DOI:10.1152/classicessays.00010.2004