Effects of 10-week walking and walking with home-based resistance training on muscle quality, muscle size, and physical functional tests in healthy older individuals
Abstract Background Older individuals have been shown to present muscle atrophy in conjunction with increased fat fraction in some muscles. The proportion of fat and connective tissue within the skeletal muscle can be estimated from axial B-mode ultrasound images using echo intensity (EI). EI was us...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-11-01
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Series: | European Review of Aging and Physical Activity |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11556-018-0201-2 |