Intramuscular adipose tissue and central activation in older adults

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 813-816

  Yoshida, Yuri ^a   Marcus, Robin L ^a   Lastayo, Paul C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Central activation ratio; Intramuscular adipose tissue; Lean muscle area; Muscle activation; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; ARTICLE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMUSCULAR ADIPOSE TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 84867361466     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.23506     Document Type: Article

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