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No ageing-related increase in fibre type grouping in sprint-trained masters runners: A 10-year follow-up study.

Guy Anselme Mpaka MessaMarko T KorhonenHans Degens
Published in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2024)
These histological data show that there is limited to no significant fibre type grouping over a 10-year period in masters athletes who continued sprint run training. This observation challenges the paradigm that ageing, at least in systematically trained sprinters, is associated with motor unit remodelling.
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