Neurophysiological correlates of aging-related muscle weakness

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2563-2573

  Plow, Ela B ^a   Cunningham, David A ^a   Bonnett, Corin ^a   Gohar, Dina ^a   Bayram, Mehmed ^a   Wyant, Alexandria ^a   Varnerin, Nicole ^a   Mamone, Bernadett ^a   Siemionow, Vlodek ^a   Hou, Juliet ^a   Machado, Andre ^a   Yue, Guang H ^a,b,c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Muscle weakness; Primary motor cortex; Strength; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

AGING; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; STRENGTH; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; SEX FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84888625817     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00205.2013     Document Type: Article

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