The effects of aging on biceps brachii muscle fibers: a morphometrical study from biopsies and autopsies

OBJECTIVES: In order to study the morphology and size of muscle fibers, cross sections of biceps brachii samples from autopsies, up to 9 hours after death, and biopsies of 72 subjects were compared. The subjects aged 13 to 84 years in both sexes. METHODS: The samples obtained from autopsies (n=47) w...

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Published in:	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Main Authors:	Ana Cláudia Mattiello-Sverzut, Leila Chimelli, Maria Silvia de Assis Moura, Silvia Teixeira, José Alberto Mello de Oliveira
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Revinter Publicações 2003-09-01
Subjects:	biceps brachii morphometry aging autopsy muscle biopsy
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2003000400006&tlng=en