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Macronutrient
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A division of food pertaining to those that are used by cells to acquire energy – carbohydrates, fats, proteins.
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Maltodextrose
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Mechanics
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A division of physics, involving the study of moving objects.
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Membrane
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A double layer protein-lipid structure that surrounds a cell.
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Mitochondrial respiration
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The reactions of the mitochondria that combine to account for the cellular consumption of oxygen and the production of carbon dioxide.
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mmol/kg wet wt
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The unit of expression for the concentration of metabolites in muscle when the muscle is assayed without alteration of the fluid content.
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mmol/L
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The unit of expression for the concentration of metabolites in fluid (eg. blood) when the muscle is assayed without alteration of the fluid content.
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Multiple regression
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The statistical technique that uses multiple independent variables (IVs) to predict a single dependent variable (DV). This technique is also used to identify a list of IVs that best explain the between-subjects variability of a DV.
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Muscle metabolism
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The sum of all chemical reactions in muscle.
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Myosin ATPase
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The enzyme that catalyzes the chemical breakdown of ATP to ADP + Pi, in turn releasing 7.3 Kcal/mol of free energy. This energy release is used by cells to perform cellular work, such as muscle contraction.
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