Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch

Known as: Fibers, Fast-Twitch Muscle, Type II Skeletal Muscle Fiber, Fiber, Fast-Twitch Muscle 
Skeletal muscle fibers having high myofibrillar ATPase activity, high glycolytic enzyme activities, and an intermediate glycogen content which… (More)
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
The decline in skeletal muscle mass with aging is mainly attributed to a reduction in type II muscle fiber size
BACKGROUND The loss of skeletal muscle mass with aging has been attributed to a decline in muscle fiber number and muscle fiber… (More)
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Review
2012
Review
2012
Intracellular calcium movements during excitation–contraction coupling in mammalian slow-twitch and fast-twitch muscle fibers
In skeletal muscle fibers, action potentials elicit contractions by releasing calcium ions (Ca(2+)) from the sarcoplasmic… (More)
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Distinct roles of GABAergic interneurons in the regulation of striatal output pathways.
Striatal GABAergic microcircuits are critical for motor function, yet their properties remain enigmatic due to difficulties in… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Skeletal muscle reprogramming by activation of calcineurin improves insulin action on metabolic pathways.
The protein phosphatase calcineurin is a signaling intermediate that induces the transformation of fast-twitch skeletal muscle… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Effect of resistance training on single muscle fiber contractile function in older men.
The purpose of this study was to examine single cell contractile mechanics of skeletal muscle before and after 12 wk of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Prolonged contraction-relaxation cycle of fast-twitch muscles in parvalbumin knockout mice.
The calcium-binding protein parvalbumin (PV) occurs at high concentrations in fast-contracting vertebrate muscle fibers. Its… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Nitric oxide synthase complexed with dystrophin and absent from skeletal muscle sarcolemma in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Nitric oxide (NO) is synthesized in skeletal muscle by neuronal-type NO synthase (nNOS), which is localized to sarcolemma of fast… (More)
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Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Muscle fiber type composition of the rat hindlimb.
The purpose of this study was to estimate the absolute and relative masses of the three types of skeletal muscle fibers in the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Selective glycogen depletion pattern in human muscle fibres after exercise of varying intensity and at varying pedalling rates.
1. Glycogen depletion pattern in human skeletal muscle fibres was studied after bicycle exercise of varying intensity performed… (More)
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Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Enzyme activity and fiber composition in skeletal muscle of untrained and trained men.
GOLLNICK, P. D., R. B. ARMSTRONG, C. W. SAUBERT IV, K. PIEHL, AND B. SALTIN. Enzyme activity and Jiber composition in skeletal… (More)
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