Sports Science Glossary Part 5
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Sports Science Glossary Part 5
Glycogen fixation
Amino acid pool
A collective term for the ‘free’ amino acids (ie not forming proteins) circulating around the body and available for use by the bodyMuscle transporter protein
A protein molecule that sits in the cell wall and facilitates the passage of substances in or out of the cellAnabolic hormone
Any chemical messenger molecule in the body that promotes tissue (and particularly muscle) synthesisMuscle biopsy
A method of mechanically removing a small slither of tissue from a muscle for analysisRadiolabelling
A chemical technique of replacing an atom in a molecule with a radioactive atom (usually of the same type) so that the movement of the molecule can be tracked in the body




























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