Effects of age on muscle as measured by electrical impedance myography

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 953-959

  Aaron, Ronald ^a   Esper, Gregory J ^b   Shiffman, Carl A ^a   Bradonjic, Kaca ^a   Lee, Kyungmouk S ^b   Rutkove, Seward B ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Electromyography; Impedance; Muscle; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

% REDUCTIONS; CROSS SECTIONAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; IMPEDANCE; INITIAL ASSESSMENT; NONINVASIVE TECHNIQUE; SARCOPENIA; SIMPLE++; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR;

MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

EID: 33748412607     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/27/10/002     Document Type: Article

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