Effects of strength and endurance training on skeletal muscle in the elderly; New muscles for old!;Effekter av styrke- Och uthållighetstråning på Skelettmuskulaturen hos åldre: Gamla muskler blir som nya!

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Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 207-209

  Lexell, Jan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AGED; AGING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 0033585217     PISSN: 00237205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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