Plasma polyunsaturated fatty acids and age-related physical performance decline

Rejuvenation Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-32

  Abbatecola, Angela M ^a   Cherubini, Antonio ^b   Guralnik, Jack M ^c   Lacueva, Cristina Andres ^d   Ruggiero, Carmelinda ^b   Maggio, Marcello ^e   Bandinelli, Stefania ^f   Paolisso, Giuseppe ^a,g   Ferrucci, Luigi ^c  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^f SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g VI Divisione di Medicina Interna   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SUMMARY PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE BATTERY; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62149108890     PISSN: 15491684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/rej.2008.0799     Document Type: Article

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