Age-related slowing of myosin actin cross-bridge kinetics is sex specific and predicts decrements in whole skeletal muscle performance in humans

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1004-1014

  Miller, Mark S ^a   Bedrin, Nicholas G ^a   Callahan, Damien M ^b   Previs, Michael J ^a   Jennings II, Mark E ^b   Ades, Philip A ^b   Maughan, David W ^a   Palmer, Bradley M ^a   Toth, Michael J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Mechanical properties; Muscle fiber

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINETICS; KNEE; MALE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; YOUNG ADULT;

AGING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MUSCLE FIBER;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; ACTINS; ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KINETICS; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885208415     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00563.2013     Document Type: Article

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