The Scientific World Journal
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 189149, 11 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/189149
Review Article
Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage and Running Economy in Humans
Human Performance Laboratory, UNESP, Avenue 24 A, Bela Vista-Rio, 13506-900 Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
Received 18 December 2012; Accepted 18 January 2013
Academic Editors: L. Guimarães-Ferreira, H. Nicastro, J. Wilson, and N. E. Zanchi
Copyright © 2013 Cláudio de Oliveira Assumpção et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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