The morphological and molecular characteristics of skeletal muscle in athletes with acquired training intolerance

Doctoral Thesis

2003

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University of Cape Town

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The hypothesis, upon which this thesis is based, is that repeated bouts of damage-inducing, prolonged, endurance training and racing, over a number of years, may exceed the biological limits of the repair and adaptation process, resulting in maladaptation of the skeletal muscle and malfunctioning of the system.
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