Table 7.
Relative MHC mRNA
| Variable | Men |
Women |
Training Effect | Sex Effect | Interaction Effect | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||
| %I mRNA | 29 ± 3 | 31 ± 2 | 32 ± 2 | 34 ± 2 |
F1,19 = 1.176 n.s. |
F1,19 = 1.028 n.s. |
F1,19 = 0.0616 n.s. |
| %IIa mRNA | 49 ± 3 | 58 ± 2 | 50 ± 2 | 58 ± 2 |
F1,19 = 29.851 P < 0.0001 |
F1,19 = 0.0571 n.s. |
F1,19 = 0.103 n.s. |
| %IIx mRNA | 22 ± 4 | 11 ± 3 | 18 ± 4 | 8 ± 2 |
F1,19 = 16.737 P = 0.0006 |
F1,19 = 0.935 n.s. |
F1,19 = 0.0771 n.s. |
Data are means ± SE in %total myosin heavy chain (MHC) mRNA. Statistical significance was determined by repeated measures ANOVA and is reported for P < 0.05; n.s., not significant.