Longitudinal decline of neuromuscular activation and power in healthy older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1419-1425

  Clark, David J ^a,b,c   Pojednic, Rachele M ^a   Reid, Kieran F ^a   Patten, Carolynn ^b,d   Pasha, Evan P ^a   Phillips, Edward M ^a,e   Fielding, Roger A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Aging and Geriatric Research ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Motor control; Muscle; Physical function; Physical performance

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CONTROL.; MUSCLE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PHYSICAL FUNCTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

MOTOR CONTROL.; MUSCLE; PHYSICAL FUNCTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION;

EID: 84886052115     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glt036     Document Type: Article

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