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Effects of Aging on Muscle Fibre Type and Size

Sports Medicine · 2004 · Vol. 34(12) · pp. 809–824
Michael R. Deschenes
Nutrition and Health in AgingMuscle Physiology and DisordersBody Composition Measurement TechniquesSarcopeniaWastingSkeletal muscleMedicineMuscle atrophyEndocrinologyInternal medicineAnabolismMyostatinInsulin resistance

MeSH terms

AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingFemaleHormonesHumansInflammationMaleMiddle AgedMuscle ContractionOrgan SizePhysical EnduranceProteinsMuscle, Skeletal

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  • National Institute on Aging
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