What is the mechanism for in vivo loss of skeletal muscle function in elderly women?

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 215, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 9-12

  Grounds, M D ^a   Pinniger, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GERONTOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LEG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE METABOLISM; MUSCLE TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOPENIA; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ELBOW; LIMB; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY;

ELBOW; EXTREMITIES; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 84937977660     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apha.12547     Document Type: Editorial

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