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Muscle Strength

Known as: Strength, Muscle, strength muscle 
The amount of force generated by MUSCLE CONTRACTION. Muscle strength can be measured during isometric, isotonic, or isokinetic contraction, either… 
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Muscle function

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Sarcopenia

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2012
2012
Muscle-bone characteristics in children with Prader-Willi syndrome.
BACKGROUND A decrease in muscle mass, low motor performance, and normal lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) have been… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Circulating levels of IGF1 are associated with muscle strength in middle-aged- and oldest-old women.
OBJECTIVE In aging populations, poor handgrip strength has been associated with physical disability and mortality. IGF1 is an… 
2007
2007
The deconditioning paradigm for chronic low back pain unmasked?
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Gender-related changes in body composition, muscle strength and power output after a short-term multidisciplinary weight loss intervention in morbid obesity
Obese men and women have notably different body composition, which contributes to a different functional motor impairment, but it… 
2005
2005
VALIDATION OF AN ABDOMINAL MUSCLE STRENGTH TEST WITH DYNAMOMETRY
Adequate abdominal strength prevents work- and sports-related injuries and stabilizes the spine for athletic activities. The… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Angiotensin-I converting enzyme genotype-dependent benefit from hormone replacement therapy in isometric muscle strength and bone mineral density.
Low bone mineral density (BMD) and muscle weakness are major risk factors for postmenopausal osteoporotic fracture. Hormone… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Association of the Type I Collagen alpha1 Sp1 Polymorphism, Bone Density and Upper Limb Muscle Strength in Community-Dwelling Elderly Men
Abstract: A polymorphic binding site of the Sp1 transcription factor in the gene encoding the alpha1 chain of type I collagen is… 
2000
2000
Maximal oxygen uptake, muscle strength and walking speed in 85-year-old women: Effects of increased physical activity
This study explores the effect of regular training on blood pressure, maximal oxygen uptake, maximal isometric muscle strength… 
1983
1983
The effect of diagnostic and operative arthroscopy and open meniscectomy on muscle strength in the thigh
In this study we measured the effect on the muscle strength in the thigh in connection with diagnostic ar throscopy with central… 
1968
1968
A new method for testing isometric muscle strength under standardized conditions.
To obtain a high precision and a good standardization of measurements of maximal isometric muscle strength in man some older… 
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