Sarcopenia is a loss of muscle protein mass and loss of muscle function. It occurs with
increasing age, being a major component in the development of frailty. Current knowledge …

The Human Gene Map for Performance and Health-Related Fitness Phenotypes: The 2006–2007
Update Page 1 Copyright @ 200 by the American College of Sports Medicine. Unauthorized …

Objectives: To compare two sarcopenia definitions and examine the relationship between
them and lower extrem‐ity function and other health related factors using data from the …

Elite athletes–athletes who have competed at national or international level in their chosen
sport–represent a rare convergence of genetic potential and environmental factors, resulting …

The α-actinin 3 (ACTN3) gene encodes a protein of the Z disk of myofibers, and a
polymorphism of ACTN3 results in complete loss of the protein. The ACTN3 genotype …

Resistance training produces an array of health benefits, as well as the potential to promote
muscular adaptations of strength, size, power and endurance. The American College of …

ABSTRACT RANKINEN, T., MS BRAY, JM HAGBERG, L. PÉRUSSE, SM ROTH, B.
WOLFARTH, and C. BOUCHARD. The Human Gene Map for Performance and Health …

We applied K-means cluster analysis to test the hypothesis that muscle-specific factors
known to modulate protein synthesis and satellite cell activity would be differentially …

Background. Sarcopenia is defined as the loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength with
aging. Recent epidemiological studies have shown that men and women who grew less well …

Known as the bible of biomedical engineering, The Biomedical Engineering Handbook,
Fourth Edition, sets the standard against which all other references of this nature are …