Smaller differences in total and regional adiposity with age in women who regularly perform endurance exercise

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 275, Issue 4 38-4, 1998, Pages

  Van Pelt, Rachael E ^a   Davy, Kevin P ^a   Stevenson, Edie T ^a   Wilson, Teresa M ^a   Jones, Pamela P ^a   Desouza, Christopher A ^a   Seals, Douglas R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Females; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING;

EID: 0031772379     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1998.275.4.e626     Document Type: Article

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