Muscle fibre capillarization is a critical factor in muscle fibre hypertrophy during resistance exercise training in older men

Adequate muscle fibre perfusion is critical for the maintenance of muscle mass; it is essential in the rapid delivery of oxygen, nutrients and growth factors to the muscle, stimulating muscle fibre growth. Muscle fibre capillarization is known to decrease substantially with advancing age. However, whether (relative) low muscle fibre capillarization negatively impacts the muscle hypertrophic response following resistance exercise training in older adults is unknown.

• Publication year

  2016

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  Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle

• Publication date

  2016-08-04

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1002/jcsm.12137PMID 27897408PMCID 5377411
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