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  1. Exercise and fatigue: integrating the role of K+, Na+ and Cl− in the regulation of sarcolemmal excitability of skeletal muscle

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, August 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michael McKenna

  2. The impact of waiting time for orthopaedic consultation on pain levels in individuals with osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, December 2022, Elsevier

    Michael McKenna

  3. Oral digoxin effects on exercise performance, K+ regulation and skeletal muscle Na+,K+‐ATPase in healthy humans

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, August 2022, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  4. Digital self-management interventions for osteoarthritis: a systematic scoping review of intervention characteristics, adherence and attrition

    Article • Archives of Public Health, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mary N Woessner, Michael McKenna

  5. Plasma potassium concentration and cardiac repolarisation markers, Tpeak–Tend and Tpeak–Tend/QT, during and after exercise in healthy participants and in end-stage renal disease

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michael McKenna

  6. A single oral glucose load decreases arterial plasma [K + ] during exercise and recovery

    Article • Physiological Reports, June 2021, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  7. International Society of Sports Nutrition position stand: sodium bicarbonate and exercise performance

    Article • Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Michael McKenna

  8. Resistance training upregulates skeletal muscle Na+, K+-ATPase content, with elevations in both α1 and α2, but not β isoforms

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michael McKenna

  9. Effects of high-intensity intermittent exercise on the contractile properties of human type I and type II skeletal muscle fibers

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, May 2020, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  10. Effects of testosterone suppression, hindlimb immobilization, and recovery on [3H]ouabain binding site content and Na+, K+-ATPase isoforms in rat soleus muscle

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, March 2020, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  11. Inactivity and exercise training differentially regulate abundance of Na+-K+-ATPase in human skeletal muscle

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, October 2019, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  12. Cold-water immersion after training sessions: effects on fiber type-specific adaptations in muscle K+ transport proteins to sprint-interval training in men

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, August 2018, American Physiological Society

    Dr Danny Christiansen, Michael McKenna

  13. Protection against severe hypokalemia but impaired cardiac repolarization after intense rowing exercise in healthy humans receiving salbutamol

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, August 2018, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  14. Post-exercise cold-water immersion increases Na+,K+-ATPase α2-isoform mRNA content in parallel with elevated Sp1 expression in human skeletal muscle

    Article • June 2017, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Danny Christiansen, Michael McKenna

  15. Regulation of Na+,K+-ATPase isoforms and phospholemman (FXYD1) in skeletal muscle fibre types by exercise training and cold-water immersion in men

    Article • June 2017, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Danny Christiansen, Michael McKenna

  16. Preservation of skeletal muscle mitochondrial content in older adults: relationship between mitochondria, fibre type and high-intensity exercise training

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, April 2017, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  17. Intense interval training in healthy older adults increases skeletal muscle [3 H]ouabain-binding site content and elevates Na+ ,K+ -ATPase α2 isoform abundance in Type II fibers

    Article • Physiological Reports, April 2017, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  18. Dissociation between short-term unloading and resistance training effects on skeletal muscle Na+,K+-ATPase, muscle function, and fatigue in humans

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, November 2016, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  19. Effects of Age on Na+,K+-ATPase Expression in Human and Rodent Skeletal Muscle

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, August 2016, Frontiers

    Michael McKenna

  20. Effect of 23-day muscle disuse on sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ properties and contractility in human type I and type II skeletal muscle fibers

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, August 2016, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  21. Cell specific differences in the protein abundances of GAPDH and Na+,K+-ATPase in skeletal muscle from aged individuals

    Article • Experimental Gerontology, March 2016, Elsevier

    Michael McKenna

  22. Ca2+leakage out of the sarcoplasmic reticulum is increased in type I skeletal muscle fibres in aged humans

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, December 2015, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  23. Contractile properties and sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium content in type I and type II skeletal muscle fibres in active aged humans

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, April 2015, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  24. Single-fiber expression and fiber-specific adaptability to short-term intense exercise training of Na+-K+-ATPase α- and β-isoforms in human skeletal muscle

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, March 2015, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  25. The effects of knee injury on skeletal muscle function, Na+ , K+ -ATPase content, and isoform abundance

    Article • Physiological Reports, February 2015, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  26. Kinematic effects of a short-term fatigue protocol on punt-kicking performance

    Article • Journal of Sports Sciences, January 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Michael McKenna

  27. Plasma K+ dynamics and implications during and following intense rowing exercise

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, July 2014, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  28. Unaccustomed Eccentric Contractions Impair Plasma K+ Regulation in the Absence of Changes in Muscle Na+,K+-ATPase Content

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2014, PLOS

    Michael McKenna

  29. Futsal and Continuous Exercise Induce Similar Changes in Specific Skeletal Muscle Signalling Proteins

    Article • International Journal of Sports Medicine, February 2014, Thieme Publishing Group

    Michael McKenna

  30. Sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ uptake and leak properties, and SERCA isoform expression, in type I and type II fibres of human skeletal muscle

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, February 2014, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  31. Effects of type 1 diabetes, sprint training and sex on skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ uptake and Ca2+‐ATPase activity

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, January 2014, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  32. Greater chance of high core temperatures with modified pacing strategy during team sport in the heat

    Article • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, January 2014, Elsevier

    Michael McKenna

  33. Endogenous and maximal sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium content and calsequestrin expression in type I and type II human skeletal muscle fibres

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, November 2013, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  34. The effects of osteoarthritis and age on skeletal muscle strength, Na+-K+-ATPase content, gene and isoform expression

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, September 2013, American Physiological Society

    Julian Feller, Michael McKenna

  35. Unchanged [3H]ouabain binding site content but reduced Na+-K+ pump α2-protein abundance in skeletal muscle in older adults

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, November 2012, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  36. Altering the rest interval during high-intensity interval training does not affect muscle or performance adaptations

    Article • Experimental Physiology, October 2012, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  37. Inflammatory markers in skeletal muscle of older adults

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michael McKenna

  38. Exercise Limitation Following Transplantation

    Article • July 2012, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  39. Commentaries on Viewpoint: Maximal Na+-K+-ATPase activity is upregulated in association with muscle activity

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, June 2012, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  40. Repeated Sprints Alter Signaling Related to Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Humans

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Michael McKenna

  41. Effects of carnosine on contractile apparatus Ca2+sensitivity and sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+release in human skeletal muscle fibers

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, March 2012, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  42. S-Glutathionylation of troponin I (fast) increases contractile apparatus Ca2+sensitivity in fast-twitch muscle fibres of rats and humans

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, February 2012, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  43. Association between skeletal muscle inflammatory markers and walking pattern in people with knee osteoarthritis

    Article • Arthritis Care & Research, November 2011, Wiley

    Julian Feller, Michael McKenna

  44. Impaired exercise performance and muscle Na+,K+-pump activity in renal transplantation and haemodialysis patients

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, November 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Michael McKenna

  45. Activation of skeletal muscle calpain-3 by eccentric exercise in humans does not result in its translocation to the nucleus or cytosol

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, November 2011, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  46. Infusion with the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine attenuates early adaptive responses to exercise in human skeletal muscle

    Article • Acta Physiologica, September 2011, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  47. Increased inflammatory cytokine expression in the vastus lateralis of patients with knee osteoarthritis

    Article • Arthritis & Rheumatism, April 2011, Wiley

    Julian Feller, Michael McKenna

  48. Evaluation of an automated scoring system in a modified form of competitive boxing

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2011, Elsevier

    Michael McKenna

  49. Performance and physiological responses to repeated-sprint exercise: a novel multiple-set approach

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michael McKenna

  50. Effects of endurance training on extrarenal potassium regulation and exercise performance in patients on haemodialysis

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, April 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Michael McKenna

  51. Erratum

    Article • Diabetes Care, March 2009, American Diabetes Association

    Michael McKenna

  52. Dissociation between force and maximal Na+, K+-ATPase activity in rat fast-twitch skeletal muscle with fatiguing in vitro stimulation

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, November 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michael McKenna

  53. Antioxidant treatment withN-acetylcysteine regulates mammalian skeletal muscle Na+-K+-ATPase α gene expression during repeated contractions

    Article • Experimental Physiology, November 2008, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  54. Sprint Training Increases Muscle Oxidative Metabolism During High-Intensity Exercise in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes

    Article • Diabetes Care, November 2008, American Diabetes Association

    Michael McKenna

  55. Design and Interpretation of Anthropometric and Fitness Testing of Basketball Players

    Article • Sports Medicine, January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michael McKenna

  56. Muscle K+, Na+, and Cl− disturbances and Na+-K+ pump inactivation: implications for fatigue

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, January 2008, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  57. Resolving fatigue mechanisms determining exercise performance: integrative physiology at its finest!

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, January 2008, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  58. Calpain-3 is autolyzed and hence activated in human skeletal muscle 24 h following a single bout of eccentric exercise

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, September 2007, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  59. Muscle Na+-K+-ATPase activity and isoform adaptations to intense interval exercise and training in well-trained athletes

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, July 2007, American Physiological Society

    John Hawley, Michael McKenna

  60. Modelling age and secular differences in fitness between basketball players

    Article • Journal of Sports Sciences, June 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Michael McKenna

  61. High-Intensity Training for Glucose and Acid-Base Regulation During Exercise in Type 1 Diabetes

    Article • Diabetes Care, May 2007, American Diabetes Association

    Michael McKenna

  62. Effects of endurance training status and sex differences on Na+,K+-pump mRNA expression, content and maximal activity in human skeletal muscle

    Article • Acta Physiologica, March 2007, Wiley

    John Hawley, Michael McKenna

  63. Increased Number of Forced Repetitions Does Not Enhance Strength Development With Resistance Training

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, January 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Michael McKenna

  64. Validation of an Optical Encoder During Free Weight Resistance Movements and Analysis of Bench Press Sticking Point Power During Fatigue

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, January 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Michael McKenna

  65. N-acetylcysteine attenuates the decline in muscle Na+,K+-pump activity and delays fatigue during prolonged exercise in humans

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, September 2006, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  66. Interspersed normoxia during live high, train low interventions reverses an early reduction in muscle Na+, K+ATPase activity in well-trained athletes

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, August 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    John Hawley, Michael McKenna

  67. Exercise Performance Falls over Time in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Despite Maintenance of Hemoglobin Concentration

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, May 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Michael McKenna

  68. Ionic mechanisms of excitation-induced regulation of Na+-K+-ATPase mRNA expression in isolated rat EDL muscle

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, May 2006, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  69. Prolonged submaximal exercise induces isoform-specific Na+-K+-ATPase mRNA and protein responses in human skeletal muscle

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, February 2006, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  70. Effects of sprint training on extrarenal potassium regulation with intense exercise in Type 1 diabetes

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, January 2006, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  71. Alkalosis increases muscle K+ release, but lowers plasma [K+] and delays fatigue during dynamic forearm exercise

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, December 2005, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  72. Dexamethasone up-regulates skeletal muscle maximal Na+,K+pump activity by muscle group specific mechanisms in humans

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, August 2005, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  73. Depressed Na+-K+-ATPase activity in skeletal muscle at fatigue is correlated with increased Na+-K+-ATPase mRNA expression following intense exercise

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, July 2005, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  74. Sleep disturbance at simulated altitude indicated by stratified respiratory disturbance index but not hypoxic ventilatory response

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, June 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    John Hawley, Michael McKenna

  75. Sleep in athletes undertaking protocols of exposure to nocturnal simulated altitude at 2650 m

    Article • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, June 2005, Elsevier

    Michael McKenna

  76. Chronic intermittent hypoxia and incremental cycling exercise independently depress muscle in vitro maximal Na+-K+-ATPase activity in well-trained athletes

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, January 2005, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  77. Training Leading to Repetition Failure Enhances Bench Press Strength Gains in Elite Junior Athletes

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, January 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Michael McKenna

  78. Hypoxic ventilatory response is correlated with increased submaximal exercise ventilation after live high, train low

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, December 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    John Hawley, Michael McKenna

  79. Pharmacokinetics of intravenous N-acetylcysteine in men at rest and during exercise

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, November 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michael McKenna

  80. N-acetylcysteine enhances muscle cysteine and glutathione availability and attenuates fatigue during prolonged exercise in endurance-trained individuals

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, October 2004, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  81. Prolonged exercise to fatigue in humans impairs skeletal muscle Na+-K+-ATPase activity, sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+release, and Ca2+uptake

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, October 2004, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  82. Intensified exercise training does not alter AMPK signaling in human skeletal muscle

    Article • AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism, May 2004, American Physiological Society

    John Hawley, Michael McKenna

  83. Intense exercise up-regulates Na+,K+-ATPase isoform mRNA, but not protein expression in human skeletal muscle

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, April 2004, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  84. Effects of live high, train low hypoxic exposure on lactate metabolism in trained humans

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, February 2004, American Physiological Society

    John Hawley, Michael McKenna

  85. Effects of intravenous N-acetylcysteine infusion on time to fatigue and potassium regulation during prolonged cycling exercise

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, January 2004, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  86. N-acetylcysteine infusion alters blood redox status but not time to fatigue during intense exercise in humans

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, April 2003, American Physiological Society

    Michael McKenna

  87. Article • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michael McKenna

  88. Impaired K+ regulation contributes to exercise limitation in end-stage renal failure

    Article • Kidney International, January 2003, Elsevier

    Michael McKenna

  89. Living high-training low increases hypoxic ventilatory response of well-trained endurance athletes

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, October 2002, American Physiological Society

    John Hawley, Michael McKenna

  90. Live high:train low increases muscle buffer capacity and submaximal cycling efficiency

    Article • Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, November 2001, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  91. Skeletal Muscle Oxidative Capacity, Fiber Type, and Metabolites after Lung Transplantation

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, July 1999, American Thoracic Society

    Michael McKenna

  92. Physical performance and associated electrolyte changes after haemoglobin normalization: a comparative study in haemodialysis patients

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 1999, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Michael McKenna

  93. Measurement of Na+,K+-ATPase Activity in Human Skeletal Muscle

    Article • Analytical Biochemistry, April 1998, Elsevier

    Michael McKenna

  94. Accumulated oxygen deficit measurements during and after high-intensity exercise in trained male and female adolescents

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, October 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michael McKenna

  95. Enhanced pulmonary and active skeletal muscle gas exchange during intense exercise after sprint training in men

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, June 1997, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  96. Sprint training enhances ionic regulation during intense exercise in men

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, June 1997, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  97. Effects of fatigue and sprint training on electromechanical delay of knee extensor muscles

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, March 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michael McKenna

  98. The physiological load imposed on basketball players during competition

    Article • Journal of Sports Sciences, October 1995, Taylor & Francis

    Michael McKenna

  99. Measurement of Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Function in Mammalian Skeletal Muscle: Technical Aspects

    Article • Analytical Biochemistry, July 1995, Elsevier

    Michael McKenna

  100. Sprint training attenuates plasma ammonia accumulation following maximal exercise

    Article • Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, March 1992, Wiley

    Michael McKenna

  101. The Roles of Ionic Processes in Muscular Fatigue During Intense Exercise1

    Article • Sports Medicine, February 1992, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michael McKenna

  102. Effect of glucose polymer ingestion on energy and fluid balance during exercise

    Article • Journal of Sports Sciences, March 1989, Taylor & Francis

    Michael McKenna