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Michael J McKenna

Emeritus Professor Victoria University
Verified email at vu.edu.au
Cited by 11843

Validation of a patient‐graded instrument for facial nerve paralysis: the FaCE scale

…, MG Stewart, RB Metson, MJ McKenna - The …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To develop and validate a patient‐based instrument to measure both facial
impairment and disability, the Facial Clinimetric Evaluation (FaCE) Scale. Study Design …

Design and interpretation of anthropometric and fitness testing of basketball players

EJ Drinkwater, DB Pyne, MJ McKenna - Sports medicine, 2008 - Springer
The volume of literature on fitness testing in court sports such as basketball is considerably
less than for field sports or individual sports such as running and cycling. Team sport …

Superior semicircular canal dehiscence presenting as conductive hearing loss without vertigo

AA Mikulec, MJ McKenna, MJ Ramsey… - Otology & …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The objective of this study was to describe superior semicircular canal dehiscence
(SSCD) presenting as otherwise unexplained conductive hearing loss without vestibular …

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

MJ McKenna, J Bangsbo… - Journal of applied …, 2008 - journals.physiology.org
Membrane excitability is a critical regulatory step in skeletal muscle contraction and is modulated
by local ionic concentrations, conductances, ion transporter activities, temperature, and …

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

MJ McKenna, I Medved, CA Goodman… - The Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been linked with both depressed Na + ,K + ‐pump
activity and skeletal muscle fatigue. This study investigated N‐acetylcysteine (NAC) effects on …

Skeletal muscle metabolic and ionic adaptations during intense exercise following sprint training in humans

AR Harmer, MJ McKenna, JR Sutton… - Journal of applied …, 2000 - journals.physiology.org
The effects of sprint training on muscle metabolism and ion regulation during intense exercise
remain controversial. We employed a rigorous methodological approach, contrasting …

[HTML][HTML] N-acetylcysteine enhances muscle cysteine and glutathione availability and attenuates fatigue during prolonged exercise in endurance-trained individuals

…, S Sostaric, X Gong, MJ McKenna - Journal of Applied …, 2004 - journals.physiology.org
The production of reactive oxygen species in skeletal muscle is linked with muscle fatigue.
This study investigated the effects of the antioxidant compound N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on …

Muscle metabolites and performance during high-intensity, intermittent exercise

M Hargreaves, MJ McKenna… - Journal of applied …, 1998 - journals.physiology.org
Six men were studied during four 30-s “all-out” exercise bouts on an air-braked cycle
ergometer. The first three exercise bouts were separated by 4 min of passive recovery; after the …

Training leading to repetition failure enhances bench press strength gains in elite junior athletes

…, DB Pyne, PH Hunt, MJ McKenna - The Journal of …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
The purpose of this study was to investigate the importance of training leading to repetition
failure in the performance of 2 different tests: 6 repetition maximum (6RM) bench press …

Drug delivery for treatment of inner ear disease: current state of knowledge

…, WF Sewell, SG Kujawa, MJ McKenna - Ear and …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Numerous disease processes cause inner ear dysfunction and represent an opportunity for
therapeutic intervention. Hearing loss is the common endpoint of many inner ear disorders …