Kovanen, Vuokko

Long-term leisure-time physical activity and serum metabolome

Kujala, U. M., Mäkinen, V.-P., Heinonen, I., Soininen, P., Kangas, A. J., Leskinen, T. H., Rahkila, P., Würtz, P., Kovanen, V., Cheng, S., et al. (2013) · Circulation

Physical Activity and HealthMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies

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Acute and long-term effects of resistance exercise with or without protein ingestion on muscle hypertrophy and gene expression

Hulmi, J. J., Kovanen, V., Selänne, H., Kraemer, W. J., Häkkinen, K., & Mero, A. A. (2009) · Amino Acids

Muscle metabolism and nutritionMuscle Physiology and Disorders

Cited by 189

Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy modifies skeletal muscle composition and function: a study with monozygotic twin pairs

Ronkainen, P. H. A., Kovanen, V., Alén, M., Pöllänen, E., Palonen, E.-M., Ankarberg-Lindgren, C., Hämäläinen, E., Turpeinen, U., Kujala, U. M., Puolakka, J., et al. (2009) · Journal of Applied Physiology

Menopause: Health Impacts and TreatmentsHormonal and reproductive studies

Cited by 168

Resistance exercise with whey protein ingestion affects mTOR signaling pathway and myostatin in men

Hulmi, J. J., Tannerstedt, J., Selänne, H., Kainulainen, H., Kovanen, V., & Mero, A. A. (2009) · Journal of Applied Physiology

Muscle metabolism and nutritionMuscle Physiology and Disorders

Cited by 163

Leisure-time physical activity and high-risk fat: a longitudinal population-based twin study

Leskinen, T., Sipilä, S., Alen, M., Cheng, S., Pietiläinen, K. H., Usenius, J.-P., Suominen, H., Kovanen, V, Kainulainen, H., Kaprio, J., et al. (2009) · International Journal of Obesity

Physical Activity and HealthGenetics and Physical Performance

Cited by 107

Sex hormones and skeletal muscle weakness

Sipilä, S., Narici, M., Kjaer, M., Pöllänen, E., Atkinson, R. A., Hansen, M., & Kovanen, V. (2013) · Biogerontology

Hormonal and reproductive studiesNutrition and Health in Aging

Cited by 106

Differences in muscle and adipose tissue gene expression and cardio-metabolic risk factors in the members of physical activity discordant twin pairs.

Leskinen, T., Rinnankoski-Tuikka, R., Rintala, M., Seppänen-Laakso, T., Pöllänen, E., Alen, M., Sipilä, S., Kaprio, J., Kovanen, V., Rahkila, P., et al. (2010) · PLoS ONE

Genetics and Physical PerformanceAdipose Tissue and Metabolism

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Influence of Oral Contraceptive Use on Adaptations to Resistance Training

Dalgaard, L. B., Dalgas, U., Andersen, J. L., Rossen, N. B., Møller, A. B., Stødkilde-Jørgensen, H., Jørgensen, J. O., Kovanen, V., Couppé, C., Langberg, H., et al. (2019) · Frontiers in Physiology

Sports Performance and TrainingMuscle metabolism and nutrition

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Effects of combined hormone replacement therapy or its effective agents on the IGF-1 pathway in skeletal muscle

Pöllänen, E., Ronkainen, P. H. A., Horttanainen, M., Takala, T., Puolakka, J., Suominen, H., Sipilä, S., & Kovanen, V. (2010) · Growth Hormone & IGF Research

Muscle Physiology and DisordersGrowth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors

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The effects of whey protein on myostatin and cell cycle-related gene expression responses to a single heavy resistance exercise bout in trained older men

Hulmi, J. J., Kovanen, V., Lisko, I., Selänne, H., & Mero, A. A. (2007) · European Journal of Applied Physiology

Muscle metabolism and nutritionMuscle Physiology and Disorders

Cited by 47

Blood and skeletal muscle ageing determined by epigenetic clocks and their associations with physical activity and functioning

Sillanpää, E., Heikkinen, A., Kankaanpää, A., Paavilainen, A., Kujala, U. M., Tammelin, T. H., Kovanen, V., Sipilä, S., Pietiläinen, K. H., Kaprio, J., et al. (2021) · Clinical Epigenetics

Epigenetics and DNA MethylationGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

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