Preservation of eccentric strength in older adults: Evidence, mechanisms and implications for training and rehabilitation

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 400-409

  Roig, Marc ^a   MacIntyre, Donna L ^a,b   Eng, Janice J ^a,b   Narici, Marco V ^c   Maganaris, Constantinos N ^c   Reid, W Darlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Strong Rehab Centre   (Canada)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Eccentric contraction; Sarcopenia; Skeletal muscle; Strength

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; TENDON; TORQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; SARCOPENIA;

EID: 77952550264     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2010.03.008     Document Type: Review

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