Effects of elastic band resistance training and nutritional supplementation on muscle quality and circulating muscle growth and degradation factors of institutionalized elderly women: the Vienna Active Ageing Study (VAAS)

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 885-897

  Hofmann, Marlene ^a   Schober Halper, Barbara ^a   Oesen, Stefan ^a   Franzke, Bernhard ^a   Tschan, Harald ^a   Bachl, Norbert ^a   Strasser, Eva Maria ^b   Quittan, Michael ^b   Wagner, Karl Heinz ^a   Wessner, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Social Medical Center South   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ageing; Blood based biomarkers; Circulating myokines; Essential amino acids; Sarcopenia; Strength training

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ACTIVIN A; FOLLISTATIN; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 15; MYOSTATIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

AGED; AGING; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVINS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLISTATIN; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 15; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSTATIN; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EID: 84959336268     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-016-3344-8     Document Type: Article

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