Optimizing functional exercise capacity in the elderly surgical population

F Carli, GS Zavorsky - Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
A concentrated 3-month progressive exercise prehabilitation programme consisting of
aerobic training at 45-65% of maximal heart rate reserve (% HRR) along with periodic high …

Control of the size of the human muscle mass

MJ Rennie, H Wackerhage, EE Spangenburg… - Annu. Rev …, 2004 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract This review is divided into two parts, the first dealing with the cell and molecular
biology of muscle in terms of growth and wasting and the second being an account of …

Anabolic signaling deficits underlie amino acid resistance of wasting, aging muscle

D Cuthbertson, K Smith, J Babraj, G Leese… - The FASEB …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The nature of the deficit underlying age‐related muscle wasting remains controversial. To
test whether it could be due to a poor anabolic response to dietary amino acids, we …

Analysis of the adult human plasma metabolome

KA Lawton, A Berger, M Mitchell, KE Milgram… - …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: It is well established that disease states are associated with biochemical changes
(eg, diabetes/glucose, cardiovascular disease/cholesterol), as are responses to chemical …

Denervation causes fiber atrophy and myosin heavy chain co-expression in senescent skeletal muscle

SL Rowan, K Rygiel, FM Purves-Smith, NM Solbak… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Although denervation has long been implicated in aging muscle, the degree to which it is
causes the fiber atrophy seen in aging muscle is unknown. To address this question, we …

Physiological effects of concurrent training in elderly men

EL Cadore, RS Pinto, FLR Lhullier… - … journal of sports …, 2010 - thieme-connect.com
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of concurrent strength and
endurance training on neuromuscular and hormonal parameters in elderly men. 23 healthy …

Maximizing muscle protein anabolism: the role of protein quality

JE Tang, SM Phillips - Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Maximizing muscle protein anabolism: the role of protein qua... : Current Opinion in Clinical
Nutrition & Metabolic Care Maximizing muscle protein anabolism: the role of protein quality …

High-intensity functional exercise program and proteinenriched energy supplement for older persons dependent in activities of daily living: a randomised controlled …

E Rosendahl, N Lindelöf, H Littbrand… - Australian Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
The aims of this randomised controlled trial were to determine if a high-intensity functional
exercise program improves balance, gait ability, and lower-limb strength in older persons …

[HTML][HTML] Smoking impairs muscle protein synthesis and increases the expression of myostatin and MAFbx in muscle

AMW Petersen, F Magkos, P Atherton… - American Journal …, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
Smoking causes multiple organ dysfunction. The effect of smoking on skeletal muscle
protein metabolism is unknown. We hypothesized that the rate of skeletal muscle protein …

Age‐related changes in the metabolism and body composition of three dog breeds and their relationship to life expectancy

JR Speakman, A Van Acker, EJ Harper - Aging cell, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
We measured body composition and resting metabolic rates (RMR) of three dog breeds
(Papillons, mean body mass 3.0 kg (n= 35), Labrador retrievers, mean body mass 29.8 kg …