Skeletal muscle fatigue in old age: whose advantage?
The results of recent studies indicate that in healthy men and women aged beyond approximately 65 years, the energy-producing pathways in skeletal muscle may combine with changes in motor unit behavior and muscle contractile properties to provide a unique environment for resisting muscle fatigue under some conditions.
Kent-Braun
Jane A
JA
Muscle Physiology Lab, Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA. janekb@kin.umass.edu
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D018763:Muscle Fatigue; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*