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Do skeletal muscle phenotypic characteristics of Xhosa and Caucasian endurance runners differ when matched for training and racing distances?
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) - 1 Sept 2007
Kohn Tertius A, Essén-Gustavsson Birgitta, Myburgh Kathryn H
Abstract excerpt
Although East African black athletes dominate endurance running events, it is unknown whether black and white endurance runners with similar racing ability, matched for training, may differ in their skeletal muscle biochemical phenotype. Thirteen Xhosa (XR) and 13 Caucasian (CR) endurance runners were recruited and matched for 10-km performance, average preferred racing distance (PRD(A)), and training volume....
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