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Abstract
Skeletal muscle fibers characterized by their expression of the Type I MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN isoforms which have low ATPase activity and effect several other functional properties - shortening velocity, power output, rate of tension redevelopment.
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- Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch
- Muscle Fibers, Type I
- Fiber, Slow-Twitch Muscle
- Fibers, Slow-Twitch Muscle
- Muscle Fiber, Slow-Twitch
- Muscle Fibers, Slow Twitch
- Slow-Twitch Muscle Fiber
- Muscle Fibers, Red
- Fiber, Red Muscle
- Fibers, Red Muscle
- Muscle Fiber, Red
- Red Muscle Fiber
- Red Muscle Fibers
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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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- National Library of Medicine. Slow-Twitch Muscle Fibers. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018657. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018657
- Slow-Twitch Muscle Fibers. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70093136