Understanding the physiology of the ageing individual: Computational modelling of changes in metabolism and endurance

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Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Van Beek, Johannes H G M ^a   Kirkwood, Thomas B L ^b   Bassingthwaighte, James B ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational modelling; Endurance; Heart rate variability; Homeodynamics; Metabolism; Oxygen transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958817356     PISSN: 20428898     EISSN: 20428901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2015.0079     Document Type: Review

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