Atrophy of the lower limbs in elderly women: Is it related to walking ability?

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 989-995

  Ikezoe, Tome ^a   Mori, Natsuko ^a   Nakamura, Masatoshi ^a   Ichihashi, Noriaki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Elderly women; Lower limb muscles; Muscle atrophy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATROPHY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; ORGAN SIZE; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958093381     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1728-8     Document Type: Article

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