Comments on point: Counterpoint: Skeletal muscle mechanical efficiency does/does not increase with age

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1114-

  Layec, Gwenael ^a   Trinity, Joel D ^a   Hart, Corey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NOTE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 84878578427     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00185.2013     Document Type: Note

References (6)

1. Amara CE, Shankland EG, Jubrias SA, Marcinek DJ, Kushmerick MJ, Conley KE. Mild mitochondrial uncoupling impacts cellular aging in human muscles in vivo. Natl Acad Sci USA 104:1057-1062, 2007. (Pubitemid 46154735)
2. Conley K, Jubrias S, Cress ME, Esselman P. Exercise efficiency is reduced by mitochondrial uncoupling in the elderly. Exp Physiol. In Press.
3. Larsen RG, Callahan DM, Foulis SA, Kent-Braun JA. Age-related changes in oxidative capacity differ between locomotory muscles and are associated with physical activity behavior. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 37:88-99, 2012.
4. Ortega J. Counterpoint: Muscle efficiency decreases with age. J Appl Physiol; doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.01438.2012a.
5. Picard M, Ritchie D, Thomas MM, Wright KJ, Hepple RT. Alterations in intrinsic mitochondrial function with aging are fiber type-specific and do not explain differential atrophy between muscles. Aging Cell 10:1047-1055, 2011.
6. Venturelli M, Richardson RS, Ortega J. Point: Mechanical efficiency increases with age. J Appl Physiol; doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.01438.2012.