Fiber type and citrate synthase activity in the human gastrocnemius and vastus lateralis with aging

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1337-1341

  Houmard, Joseph A ^a   Weidner, Melinda L ^a   Gavigan, Karen E ^a   Tyndall, Gilian L ^a   Hickey, Matthew S ^a   Alshami, Aymen ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Exercise; Maximal oxygen consumption; Respiratory capacity

Indexed keywords

CITRATE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0031686573     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.85.4.1337     Document Type: Article

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