The developmental origins of sarcopenia: Using peripheral quantitative computed tomography to assess muscle size in older people

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 835-840

  Sayer, Avan Aihie ^a,b,c   Dennison, Elaine M ^a   Syddall, Holly E ^a   Jameson, Karen ^a   Martin, Helen J ^a   Cooper, Cyrus ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Development; Muscle; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY SIZE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 53349089559     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/63.8.835     Document Type: Article

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