HUMAN BIOLOGY:CONC.+CURR...-PACKAGE
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ISBN: 9780134717029
Author: Johnson
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Chapter 6, Problem 9TY
All of the following may happen in response to exercise training except:
a. increase in the number of myofibrils
b. increase in the storage of glycogen and creatine phosphate
c. increase in the number of muscle fibers
d. increase in the number of mitochondria
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