Effect of age on muscle hypertrophy induced by resistance training

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1996, Pages

  Welle, Stephen ^a,b   Totterman, Saara ^a   Thornton, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b Monroe Community Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING;

EID: 0029804599     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/51A.6.M270     Document Type: Article

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