Contribution of genetic and environmental effects to postural balance in older female twins

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 308-315

  Pajala, Satu ^a   Era, Pertti ^b,c   Koskenvuo, Markku ^d   Kaprio, Jaakko ^e,f   Tolvanen, Asko ^a   Heikkinen, Eino ^a   Tiainen, Kristina ^a   Rantanen, Taina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b LIKES RESEARCH CENTER FOR SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Finland)

^c Brain Research and Rehabilitation Center Neuron   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aging; Heritability; Postural control; Postural sway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EYE; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

AGED; AGING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0347363482     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00660.2003     Document Type: Article

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