Lex B. Verdijk

Protein content and amino acid composition of commercially available plant-based protein isolates

Stefan H. M. Gorissen, Julie J. R. Crombag, Joan M. Senden et al. · Amino Acids · 2018 · 1.1K citations · Full text

Agriculture, Nutrition, Nutritional Sciences +17

The decline in skeletal muscle mass with aging is mainly attributed to a reduction in type II muscle fiber size

Rachél Nilwik, Tim Snijders, Marika Leenders et al. · Experimental Gerontology · 2013 · 759 citations

Medicine, Anatomy, Aging +12

Protein Supplementation Increases Muscle Mass Gain During Prolonged Resistance-Type Exercise Training in Frail Elderly People: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Michael Tieland, Marlou L. Dirks, Nikita van der Zwaluw et al. · Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2012 · 551 citations · Full text

Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Nutritional Sciences +16

Satellite cell content is specifically reduced in type II skeletal muscle fibers in the elderly

Lex B. Verdijk, René Koopman, Gert Schaart et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism · 2006 · 479 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cell Biology, Physiology +13

Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Show a Greater Decline in Muscle Mass, Muscle Strength, and Functional Capacity With Aging

Marika Leenders, Lex B. Verdijk, L. van der Hoeven et al. · Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2013 · 478 citations

Medicine, Endocrinology, Internal Medicine +17