Table 2. Enzyme activities of the plantaris and soleus muscles (n = 8 for each muscle) in the control (CON) and the sprint-interval training (SIT) groups. Values are means (± SD).
Muscle |
Group |
Enzyme activity (nmol·min-1·mg protein-1) |
Hexokinase |
Phosphofructokinase |
Citrate synthase |
Plantaris |
CON |
20.3 (1.7) |
303 (43) |
191–(8) |
SIT |
26.1 (3.5) * |
382 (38) * |
276 (24) * |
Soleus |
CON |
35.8 (3.6) |
118 (25) |
323 (23) |
SIT |
35.7 (2.5) |
135 (22) |
342 (24) |
* p < 0.05 significantly different from the CON group.