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Calcium channel blocker (CCB) administration attenuated desmin disruption at 4 hours post-damage compared to placebo.
CCBs may help reduce muscle damage in athletes after intense eccentric exercise.
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Desmin disruption was attenuated (P < 0.05) with CCB versus placebo at 4 h post-damage.
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Based on randomized, double-blind crossover study design.
Source
Contraction‐induced muscle damage in humans following calcium channel blocker administration
Louise J. Beaton et al. · The Journal of Physiology · 2002
DOI 10.1113/jphysiol.2002.022350
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