Effect of aging on human muscle architecture

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2229-2234

  Narici, M V ^a   Maganaris, C N ^a   Reeves, N D ^a   Capodaglio, P ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Muscle fiber; Muscle strength; Sarcopenia; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0345708358     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00433.2003     Document Type: Article

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