The effects of aging and training on skeletal muscle

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 598-602

  Kirkendall, Donald T ^a   Garrett Jr , William E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CELL LEVEL; HUMAN; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE METABOLISM; MUSCLE TRAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031817272     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465980260042401     Document Type: Article

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