Cellular and molecular basis of age-related sarcopenia

Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-41

  Welle, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Hormonal effects in muscle; Motor neurons; Muscle atrophy; Muscle protein metabolism

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; HORMONE;

AGING; ANIMAL; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AGING; ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONES; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

EID: 0036482716     PISSN: 10667814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h02-002     Document Type: Article

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