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Muscle health and performance in monozygotic twins with 30 years of discordant exercise habits.

Katherine E BathgateJames Robert BagleyEdward JoRobert J TalmadgeIrene S TobiasLee E BrownJared W CoburnJose A ArevaloNancy L SegalAndrew J Galpin
Published in: European journal of applied physiology (2018)
Several measured differences are the largest reported between MZ twins (TT expressed 55% more MHC I fibers, 12.4 ml/kg/min greater VO2max, and 8.6% lower body fat% vs. UT). These data collectively (a) support utilizing chronic endurance training to improve body composition and cardiovascular health and (b) suggest the cardiovascular and skeletal muscle systems exhibit greater plasticity than previously thought, further highlighting the importance of studying MZ twins with large (long-term) differences in exposomes.
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