Effects of alfacalcidol on the contractile properties of the gastrocnemius medialis muscle in adult and old rats

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 111-118

  Testerink, J ^a,b   Degens, H ^b   Rittweger, J ^a,c   Shiraishi, A ^d   Jaspers, R T ^a   de Haan, A ^a,b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^d Chugai Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alfacalcidol; Fatigue; Muscle contractile properties; Skeletal muscle; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ALFACALCIDOL; CALCITRIOL; CREATININE;

ADULT ANIMAL; AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HYPERCALCEMIA; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LONG TERM CARE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NONHUMAN; RAT; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY MASS INDEX; CALCITRIOL; CREATININE; DRINKING; EATING; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HYDROXYCHOLECALCIFEROLS; HYPERCALCEMIA; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN; RATS, INBRED F344; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 79954559188     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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