Muscle capillarization, O2 diffusion distance, and V̇O2 kinetics in old and young individuals

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-69

  Chilibeck, P D ^a   Paterson, D H ^a   Cunningham, D A ^a   Taylor, A W ^a   Noble, E G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

aging; lateral gastrocnemius; plantar flexion

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE CAPILLARY; MUSCLE MITOCHONDRION; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; CAPILLARY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CAPILLARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLES; OXYGEN;

EID: 0030614420     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1997.82.1.63     Document Type: Article

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