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Eccentric contraction-induced inflammatory cell response shows high variability with a between-biopsy CV of 34 +/- 24% and 48 +/- 27%.
Practitioners should consider the variability in inflammatory responses when assessing muscle recovery.
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However, the within-biopsy CV = 52 +/- 19% and the between-biopsy CVs of 34 +/- 24% and 48 +/- 27%.
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The study design supports the measurement of inflammatory responses.
Source
Variability in Estimating Eccentric Contraction-Induced Muscle Damage and Inflammation in Humans
Louise J. Beaton et al. · Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology · 2002
DOI 10.1139/h02-028
other · n=5Cited 37×
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