Effects of physical activity and age on mitochondrial function

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 251-258

  Brierley, E J ^a,b   Johnson, M A ^a   James, O F W ^a   Turnbull, D M ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; AEROBIC METABOLISM; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE MITOCHONDRION; MUTATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0030009436     PISSN: 00335622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/89.4.251     Document Type: Article

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