• The effects of being told you are in the intervention group on training results: A pilot study 

      Lindberg, Kolbjørn Andreas; Bjørnsen, Thomas; Vårvik, Fredrik Tonstad; Paulsen, Gøran; Joensen, Malene; Kristoffersen, Morten; Sveen, Ole; Gundersen, Hilde; Slettaløkken, Gunnar; Brankovic, Robert; Solberg, Paul André (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Little is known about the placebo effects when comparing training interventions. Consequently, we investigated whether subjects being told they are in the intervention group get better training results compared to subjects ...
    • Irisin and FNDC5: effects of 12-week strength training, and relations to muscle phenotype and body mass composition in untrained women 

      Ellefsen, Stian; Vikmoen, Olav; Slettaløkken, Gunnar; Whist, Jon Elling; Nygård, Håvard; Hollan, Ivana; Rauk, Irene; Vegge, Geir; Strand, Tor A.; Raastad, Truls; Rønnestad, Bent (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-06-07)
      Purpose: To investigate the effects of strength training on abundances of irisin-related biomarkers in skeletal muscle and blood of untrained young women, and their associations with body mass composition, muscle phenotype ...
    • Training effects on skeletal muscle calcium handling in human chronic heart failure 

      Munkvik, Morten; Rehn, Tommy A.; Slettaløkken, Gunnar; Hasic, Almira; Hallén, Jostein; Sjaastad, Ivar; Sejersted, Ole M.; Lunde, Per Kristian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-05)
      Purpose: Patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) typically complain about skeletal muscle fatigue. In rat experiments, reduced intracellular calcium release seems to be related to fatigue development in normal skeletal ...