FES Training in Aging: interim results show statistically significant improvements in mobility and muscle fiber size

• Main Authors: Helmut Kern (Author), Stefan Loefler (Author), Christian Hofer (Author), Michael Vogelauer (Author), Samantha Burggraf (Author), Martina Grim-Stieger (Author), Jan Cvecka (Author), Dusan Hamar (Author), Nejc Sarabon (Author), Feliciano Protasi (Author), Antonio Musarò (Author), Marco Sandri (Author), Katia Rossini (Author), Ugo Carraro (Author), Sandra Zampieri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: PAGEPress Publications, 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aging is a multifactorial process that is characterized by decline in muscle mass and performance. Several factors, including reduced exercise, poor nutrition and modified hormonal metabolism, are responsible for changes in the rates of protein synthesis and degradation that drive skeletal muscle ma...