Power output, isometric strength and steadiness in the leg muscles of pre- and postmenopausal women; the effects of hormone replacement therapy

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 292-298

  Carville, Serena F ^a   Rutherford, Olga M ^a   Newham, Di J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Hormone replacement therapy; Power output; Skeletal muscle; Steadiness; Strength

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MOVEMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE;

EID: 32044458185     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-005-0078-4     Document Type: Article

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