Effects of strength training and detraining on muscle quality: Age and gender comparisons

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2000, Pages

  Ivey, F M ^a,b   Tracy, B L ^a,c   Lemmer, J T ^a,d   NessAiver, M ^b   Metter, E J ^e   Fozard, J L ^f   Hurley, Ben F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^f MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034011368     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/55.3.B152     Document Type: Article

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