TABLE 2.

Muscle fibre type distribution before and after 6 weeks of exercise training with concurrent salbutamol inhalation in moderately trained males (n=21) and females (n=19)

	Male				Female
	Placebo#		Salbutamol ¶		Placebo+		Salbutamol §
	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post
MHCI %	62.1±15	59.0±12.5	61.2±13.3	59.5±9	64.2±12	60.5±9.9	70.1±9.1	67.3±10.7
MHCII %	37.9±15	41.0±12.5	38.8±13.3	40.5±9	35.8±12	39.5±9.9	29.9±9.1	32.7±10.7

Values are presented as mean±sd. MHC: myosin heavy chain. ^#: n=9; ^¶: n=12; ⁺: n=9; ^§: n=10.