Muscle quality. II. Effects of strength training in 65- to 75-yr-old men and women

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 195-201

  Tracy, B L ^a   Ivey, F M ^a   Hurlbut, D ^a   Martel, G F ^a   Lemmer, J T ^a   Siegel, E L ^b   Metter, E J ^c   Fozard, J L ^c   Fleg, J L ^c   Hurley, B F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b BALTIMORE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Knee extension; Muscle hypertrophy; Muscle mass; Muscle strength; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAINING;

EID: 0032939626     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.86.1.195     Document Type: Article

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