Targeting Anabolic Impairment in Response to Resistance Exercise in Older Adults with Mobility Impairments: Potential Mechanisms and Rehabilitation Approaches

Muscle atrophy is associated with healthy aging (i.e., sarcopenia) and may be compounded by comorbidities, injury, surgery, illness, and physical inactivity. While a bout of resistance exercise increases protein synthesis rates in healthy young skeletal muscle, the effectiveness of resistance exerci...

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Main Authors: Micah J. Drummond, Robin L. Marcus, Paul C. LaStayo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Aging Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/486930