Different Effects of Ageing on the Mechanical Properties of Human Arm and Leg Muscles
作者:
M.J.N. McDonagh,
M.J. White,
C.T.M. Davies,
期刊:
Gerontology
(Karger Available online 1984)
卷期:
Volume 30,
issue 1
页码: 49-54
ISSN:0304-324X
年代: 1984
DOI:10.1159/000212606
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Muscular force;Electrical stimulation;Muscle
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
The effect of ageing on voluntary and electrically evoked muscle force was investigated. A group of 70-year-old men and a control group of young men took part in the study. The muscles studied were the elbow flexor group and the triceps surae group of the leg. With ageing both muscle groups showed a reduction in maximum voluntary force and in the force of electrically evoked tetani. The reduction was greatest in the leg muscles. The time to peak of the twitch was prolonged with age in the leg muscles. The findings are discussed in relation to the changes in fibre type known to occur in elderly muscle.
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