Effects of age and limb dominance on upper and lower limb muscle function in healthy males and females aged 40-80 years

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 667-677

  Ditroilo, Massimiliano ^a   Forte, Roberta ^b   Benelli, Piero ^a   Gambarara, Danilo ^a   de vito, Giuseppe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ageing; Handgrip maximal voluntary contraction; Quadriceps maximal voluntary contraction; Rate of force development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951234384     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640411003642098     Document Type: Article

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