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Human alpha-actinin-3 genotype association with exercise-induced muscle damage and the repeated-bout effect.
Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme - 1 Dec 2012
Venckunas Tomas, Skurvydas Albertas, Brazaitis Marius, Kamandulis Sigitas, Snieckus Audrius, Moran Colin N
Abstract excerpt
Alpha-actinin-3 (ACTN3) is an integral part of the Z line of the sarcomere. The ACTN3 R577X (rs1815739) polymorphism determines the presence or absence of functional ACTN3, which may influence the extent of exercise-induced muscle damage. This study aimed to compare the impact of, and recovery from, muscle-damaging eccentric exercise on subjects with or without functional ACTN3. Seventeen young men (20-33 years...
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