Older adults exhibit a reduced ability to fully activate their biceps brachii muscle

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1999, Pages

  Yue, Guang H ^a   Ranganathan, Vinoth K ^a   Siemionow, Vlodek ^a   Liu, Jing Z ^a   Sahgal, Vinod ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032977755     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/54.5.M249     Document Type: Article

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