Sex differences in neuromuscular and biological determinants of isometric maximal force.
Gaia GiuriatoMaria Grazia RomanelliDesirée BartoliniGianluca VernilloAnna PedrinollaTatiana MoroMartino FranchiElena LocatelliMehran Emadi AndaniFabio Giuseppe LaginestraChiara BarbiGloria Fiorini AloisiValentina CavedonChiara MilaneseElisa OrlandiTonia De SimoneStefania FochiCristina PatuzzoGiovanni MalerbaPaolo FabeneMassimo DonadelliAnna Maria StabileAlessandra PistilliMario RendeFrancesco GalliFederico SchenaMassimo Venturelli VenturelliPublished in: Acta physiologica (Oxford, England) (2024)
Muscle size is crucial in explaining the differences in maximal voluntary isometric force generation between males and females with similar fiber type distribution. Potential physiological mechanisms are seen from associations between maximal force, skeletal muscle contractile properties, and biological markers.