Summary:  Effects Of Aging On Muscle Fibre Type And Size

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  • 1 Introduction

  • Which chronic diseases are usually found alongside sarcopenia?

    • Diabetes
    • Arthritis
    • Cardiovascular diseases
    • Osteoporosis
  • What makes sarcopenia an important aging disease to tackle?

    Sarcopenia is a big reducer of Quality and Quantity of Life.
  • 2 Muscle function

  • 2.1 Power

  • How is aging related to loss of muscle power (qualitative)?

    • loss of short-term muscle performance
    • number of falls
  • What are the mechanisms by which aging reduces muscle power?

    • decrease in muscle mass
    • fewer fast-twitch motor units
    • decrease in myelinated axons in muscle
    • lower shortening velocity in aged
    • reduced Ca2+ release upon electrical stimulation
  • 2.2 Strength

  • How does aging quantitatively effect muscle strength?

    • reduced 1 RM
    • sarcopenia related muscle mass loss
    • more antagonist activity
  • What has been concluded about the neural drive of aged vs young?

    It does not differ statistically.
  • What is specific muscle tension?

    The amount of force generated is a function of a given unit of contracting muscle tissue.
  • Is regular exercise able to stop the loss of muscle mass during aging?

    No, it can only slow the process.
  • 2.3 Muscular Endurance

  • How is a reduced fatiguability of old muscles explained?

    Reduced neural drive
  • 3 Sarcopenia

  • 3.1 Whole muscle and Fiber size

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  • Why does the amount of muscle fibers drop way faster after 50 years of age?

    nobody knows yet
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