Enzymatic alterations in single Type IIB skeletal muscle fibers with inactivity and exercise in 12- and 30-month-old rats

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 347-353

  Groskreutz, Jon J ^a   Thompson, LaDora V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Inactivity; Lactate dehydrogenase; Old rats; Single muscle fiber enzyme patterns; Weight bearing exercise

Indexed keywords

BETA HYDROXY ACYL COENZYME A DEHYDROGENASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MUSCLE ENZYME; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FAST MUSCLE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HINDLIMB; IMMOBILIZATION; LEG EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038753954     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324461     Document Type: Article

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