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Post-exercise recovery of contractile function and endurance in humans and mice is accelerated by heating and slowed by cooling skeletal muscle.

Updated Oct 17, 2026

Human and animal researchThe Journal of physiology2017Read the source on PubMed

From the closing abstract passage

“We conclude that recovery from exhaustive endurance exercise is accelerated by raising and slowed by lowering muscle temperature.”

A short excerpt, not the complete finding. Read the linked abstract for the comparison, measurements and context.

Publication details
Record
PubMed 28980321
Publication types
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Indexed subjects
Muscle, Skeletal · Cells, Cultured · Mice, Inbred C57BL · Mice · Calcium
Source record checked
2026-10-18

Publication type and subject indexing describe the record; they are not a quality grade or proof of a benefit. An abstract does not replace a review of the full methods and results.

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