Effects of vitamin D in skeletal muscle: Falls, strength, athletic performance and insulin sensitivity

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 169-181

  Girgis, Christian M ^a,b   Clifton Bligh, Roderick J ^b,c,d   Turner, Nigel ^e   Lau, Sue Lynn ^a,b,f   Gunton, Jenny E ^a,b,e,f  

^a GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MINERAL; PHOSPHATE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BASIC RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DYNAMICS; FALLING; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; INTERVENTION STUDY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYALGIA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SARCOPENIA; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL; VITAMIN D; VITAMINS;

EID: 84891870858     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cen.12368     Document Type: Review

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