Types of muscle fibers: power zones and causes of fatigue

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Abstract

The article discusses the main types of muscle fibers, anaerobic and aerobic mechanisms of ATP resynthesis in muscle fibers, thick and thin types of motoneurons innervating muscle fibers, myofibrillar and sarcoplasmic hypertrophy, atrophy of anaerobic and aerobic muscle fibers.

Key words: types of muscle fibers, mechanisms of ATP resynthesis, motoneurons, hypertrophy, atrophy.

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