Effects of aging on shortening velocity and myosin isoform composition in single human skeletal muscle cells

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 2 41-2, 1997, Pages

  Larsson, Lars ^a   Li, Xiaopeng ^a   Frontera, Walter R ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

percutaneous muscle biopsy; physical activity; skinned fibers; slack test; sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030934826     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1997.272.2.c638     Document Type: Article

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