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, +4

Experimental Gerontology

Muscle FunctionKinesiologyAgingMuscle InjurySkeletal Muscle +7

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, +4

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Metabolic SyndromeDiabetes ManagementKinesiologyAgingPhysical Fitness +10

There Are No Nonresponders to Resistance-Type Exercise Training in Older Men and Women

Tyler A. Churchward‐Venne, Michael Tieland, Lex B. Verdijk, +4

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Physical ActivityKinesiologyExercisePhysical FitnessExercise Physiology +8

Elderly Men and Women Benefit Equally From Prolonged Resistance-Type Exercise Training

Marika Leenders, Lex B. Verdijk, L. van der Hoeven, +3

The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Prolonged Leucine Supplementation Does Not Augment Muscle Mass or Affect Glycemic Control in Elderly Type 2 Diabetic Men

Marika Leenders, Lex B. Verdijk, L. van der Hoeven, +5

Journal of Nutrition

Metabolic SyndromeDiabetic MenDiabetes ManagementAugment Muscle MassPhysiology +7

Muscle fibre capillarization is a critical factor in muscle fibre hypertrophy during resistance exercise training in older men

Tim Snijders, Joshua P. Nederveen, Sophie Joanisse, +4

Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle

Protein Supplementation during Resistance-Type Exercise Training in the Elderly

Marika Leenders, Lex B. Verdijk, L. van der Hoeven, +6

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Extensive Type II Muscle Fiber Atrophy in Elderly Female Hip Fracture Patients

Irene Krämer, Tim Snijders, Joey S.J. Smeets, +6

The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Muscle mass and strength gains following 6 months of resistance type exercise training are only partly preserved within one year with autonomous exercise continuation in older adults

Tim Snijders, Marika Leenders, C.P.G.M. de Groot, +2

Experimental Gerontology

Reduction of cardiovascular event rate: different effects of cardiac rehabilitation in CABG and PCI patients

Dominique Hansen, Paul Dendale, Marika Leenders, +4

Acta Cardiologica