Age differences in knee extension power, contractile velocity, and fatigability

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 211-220

  Petrella, John K ^a,b   Kim, Jeong Su ^a,b   Tuggle, S Craig ^a   Hall, Samuel R ^a   Bamman, Marcas M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Older adults; Sit to stand task; Specific power; Specific strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 11144318010     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00294.2004     Document Type: Article

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