Aging of the human neuromuscular system

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 17-25

  Vandervoort, Anthony A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Motor unit; Sarcopenia; Strength; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGING; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION;

EID: 0036136997     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.1215     Document Type: Review

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