Disproportionate changes in skeletal muscle strength and size with resistance training and ageing

Journal of Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interactions

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 123-129

  Degens, Hans ^a   Erskine, R M ^a   Morse, C I ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Muscle architecture; Specific tension; Strength training; Tendon

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; TROPONIN C;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; APONEUROSIS; CALCIUM BINDING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; HUMAN; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCLE TRAINING; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AGING; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EID: 73249122843     PISSN: 11087161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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