Maximal aerobic power and leg muscle mass and strength related to age in non-athletic males and females

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 522-530

  Neder, J Alberto ^a   Nery, Luiz E ^b   Silva, Antônio C ^b   Andreoni, Solange ^b   Whipp, Brian J ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body composition; Cycle ergometry; Isokinetic strength; Oxygen consumption

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BODY COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; FITNESS; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0032924641     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050547     Document Type: Article

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