Determinants of VO2 max decline with aging: An integrated perspective

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 130-140

  Betik, Andrew C ^a   Hepple, Russell T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Capillaries; Maximal oxygen consumption; Mitochondria; Oxygen delivery

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AGED; AGING; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 39749130926     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H07-174     Document Type: Note

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