Aging impairs contraction-induced human skeletal muscle mTORC1 signaling and protein synthesis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sarcopenia, the loss of skeletal muscle mass during aging, increases the risk for falls and dependency. Resistance exercise (RE) training is an effective treatment to improve muscle mass and strength in older adults, but aging is ass...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-03-01
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| Series: | Skeletal Muscle |
| Online Access: | http://www.skeletalmusclejournal.com/content/1/1/11 |