Functional impact of sarcopenia in respiratory muscles

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 226, Issue , 2016, Pages 137-146

  Elliott, Jonathan E ^a   Greising, Sarah M ^a   Mantilla, Carlos B ^a,b   Sieck, Gary C ^a,b  

^a MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Atrophy; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Denervation; Diaphragm muscle; Neuregulin

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

AGING; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LUNG CLEARANCE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CELL; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOPENIA; ANIMAL; INNERVATION; NERVE CELL; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; HUMANS; NEURONS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; SARCOPENIA;

EID: 84949968209     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2015.10.001     Document Type: Article

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