Relationship of physical function to vastus lateralis capillary density and metabolic enzyme activity in elderly men and women

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 302-309

  Nicklas, Barbara J ^a   Leng, Iris ^a   Delbono, Osvaldo ^a   Kitzman, Dalane W ^a   Marsh, Anthony P ^b   Hundley, W Gregory ^a   Lyles, Mary F ^a   O'Rourke, Kenneth S ^a   Annex, Brian H ^c   Kraus, William E ^c  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary density; Enzyme activity; Physical function; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

CITRATE SYNTHASE; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAPILLARY DENSITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CAPILLARY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE METABOLISM; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 56249115236     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324860     Document Type: Article

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