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The Effect of Aging on Human Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial and Intramyocellular Lipid Ultrastructure

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether ultrastructural changes in intramyocellular lipid (IMCL) and mitochondria occur with aging. Muscle samples were analyzed from 24 young and 20 old, equally active, individuals for IMCL and mitochondria quantity and size as well as their association. Old men had larger IMCL droplets than all other groups in the total muscle area. Old individuals showed higher IMCL content in the subsarcolemmal …

Authors

Crane JD; Devries MC; Safdar A; Hamadeh MJ; Tarnopolsky MA

Journal

The Journals of Gerontology Series A, Vol. 65A, No. 2, pp. 119–128

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication Date

February 1, 2010

DOI

10.1093/gerona/glp179

ISSN

1079-5006