The effects of strength training on sarcopenia

Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 123-141

  Porter, Michelle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Exercise; Hypertrophy; Muscle physiology; Weight lifting

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE PROTEIN;

AGING; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; EXERCISE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

AGING; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0035258516     PISSN: 10667814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h01-009     Document Type: Article

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