Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Skeletal Muscle of Old Sedentary People

Physical activity plays an important role in preventing muscle atrophy and chronic diseases in adults and in the elderly. Calcium (Ca 2+ ) cycling and activation of specific molecular pathways are essential in contraction-induced muscle adaptation. This study attains human muscle sections and total...

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Main Authors: Simone Mosole PhD, Sandra Zampieri PhD, Sandra Furlan, Ugo Carraro MD, Stefan Löefler RSR, Helmut Kern MD, PhD, Pompeo Volpe MD, Alessandra Nori PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-04-01
Series:Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721418768998