Aging muscle

Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-93

  Frontera, Walter R ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Exercise training; Muscle weakness; Sarcopenia; Strengthening exercise

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGING; CELL FUNCTION; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENETICS; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METABOLISM; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE REGENERATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OXIDATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SAFETY; SATELLITE CELL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SUPPLEMENTATION; TRAINING;

EID: 33745084605     PISSN: 08962960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevPhysRehabilMed.v18.i1.30     Document Type: Review

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