McArdle Disease and Exercise Physiology

McArdle disease (glycogen storage disease Type V; MD) is a metabolic myopathy caused by a deficiency in muscle glycogen phosphorylase. Since muscle glycogen is an important fuel for muscle during exercise, this inborn error of metabolism provides a model for understanding the role of glycogen in mus...

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Main Author: Yu Kitaoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-02-01
Series:Biology
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/3/1/157