Resistance training in the oldest old: Consequences for muscle strength, fiber types, fiber size, and MHC isoforms

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 422-430

  Kryger, A I ^a   Andersen, J L ^b  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aging; Human muscle; Hypertrophy; Myosin heavy chain isoform composition

Indexed keywords

ISOPROTEIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT LIFTING;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 34547158136     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2006.00575.x     Document Type: Article

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