The effect of statins on skeletal muscle function: The stomp trial

Current Atherosclerosis Reports

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Farmer, John A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Muscle function; Myalgias; Statins

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ATORVASTATIN; CREATINE KINASE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PLACEBO; UBIDECARENONE; HEPTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGE; ARTICLE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RECHALLENGE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDURANCE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYALGIA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEX DIFFERENCE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

FEMALE; HEPTANOIC ACIDS; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PYRROLES;

EID: 84893370426     PISSN: 15233804     EISSN: 15346242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11883-013-0347-3     Document Type: Article

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