Genetic and environmental effects on isometric muscle strength and leg extensor power followed up for three years among older female twins

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1604-1610

  Tiainen, Kristina ^a   Sipilä, Sarianna ^b   Kauppinen, Markku ^b   Kaprio, Jaakko ^c,d   Rantanen, Taina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aging; Genetic influences; Heritability; Twin study; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, GENETIC; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 66349093994     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91056.2008     Document Type: Article

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