Bilateral and unilateral neuromuscular function and muscle cross-sectional area in middle-aged and elderly men and women

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1996, Pages

  Häkkinen, Keijo ^a   Kraemer, William J ^c   Kallinen, Mauri ^d   Linnamo, Vesa ^a   Pastinen, Ulla Maija ^b   Newton, Robert U ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Exercise Phys Ther Ctr Ctrl F   (Finland)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Peurunka Med Rehab Phys E   (Finland)

^e SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0030070848     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/51A.1.B21     Document Type: Article

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