Differential Effectiveness of Low-Intensity Exercise in Young and Old Rats

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 889-894

  Brown, Marybeth ^a,b   Taylor, Jennifer ^a   Gabriel, Rob ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; GAIT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SOLEUS MUSCLE; WALKING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0142126288     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/58.10.b889     Document Type: Article

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