Other terms
Fiber, Slow-Twitch Muscle,Fibers, Slow-Twitch Muscle,Muscle Fiber, Slow-Twitch,Muscle Fibers, Slow Twitch,Slow-Twitch Muscle Fiber,Slow-Twitch Muscle Fibers,Muscle Fibers, Type I,Muscle Fibers, Red,Fiber, Red Muscle,Fibers, Red Muscle,Muscle Fiber, Red,Red Muscle Fiber,Red Muscle Fibers
Description
Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch: 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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