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Skeletal muscle adaptation to exercise training: AMP-activated protein kinase mediates muscle fiber type shift.
Diabetes - 1 Aug 2007
Röckl Katja S C, Hirshman Michael F, Brandauer Josef, Fujii Nobuharu, Witters Lee A, Goodyear Laurie J
Abstract excerpt
Regular endurance exercise has profound benefits on overall health, including the prevention of obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. The objective of this study was to determine whether AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) mediates commonly observed adaptive responses to exercise training in skeletal muscle. Six weeks of voluntary wheel running induced a significant (P < 0.05) fiber type IIb to IIa/x...
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