I am 80 going on 18: Exercise and the fountain of youth

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-2

  Joyner, Michael J ^a   Barnes, Jill N ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; EDITORIAL; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ATHLETES; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE;

EID: 84871786539     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01313.2012     Document Type: Editorial

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