Degens, Hans

Sarcopenia: Aging-Related Loss of Muscle Mass and Function

Larsson, L., Degens, H., Li, M., Salviati, L., Lee, Y. I., Thompson, W., Kirkland, J. L., & Sandri, M. (2019) · Physiological Reviews

Muscle Physiology and DisordersNutrition and Health in Aging

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Physical activity in older age: perspectives for healthy ageing and frailty

McPhee, J. S., French, D. P., Jackson, D., Nazroo, J., Pendleton, N., & Degens, H. (2016) · Biogerontology

Physical Activity and HealthFrailty in Older Adults

Cited by 1,369

Skeletal muscle function and hypertrophy are diminished in old age

Degens, H., & Alway, S. E. (2003) · Muscle & Nerve

Muscle Physiology and DisordersNutrition and Health in Aging

Cited by 125

Inter-individual variability in the adaptation of human muscle specific tension to progressive resistance training

Erskine, R. M., Jones, D. A., Williams, A. G., Stewart, C. E., & Degens, H. (2010) · European Journal of Applied Physiology

Sports Performance and TrainingCardiovascular and exercise physiology

Cited by 124

In vivo specific tension of the human quadriceps femoris muscle

Erskine, R. M., Jones, D. A., Maganaris, C. N., & Degens, H. (2009) · European Journal of Applied Physiology

Muscle activation and electromyography studiesSports Performance and Training

Cited by 110

Denervation stimulates apoptosis but not Id2 expression in hindlimb muscles of aged rats

Alway, S. E., Degens, H., Krishnamurthy, G., & Chaudhrai, A. (2003) · The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Muscle Physiology and DisordersNutrition and Health in Aging

Cited by 96

Tensiomyography detects early hallmarks of bed-rest-induced atrophy before changes in muscle architecture

Šimunič, B., Koren, K., Rittweger, J., Lazzer, S., Reggiani, C., Rejc, E., Pišot, R., Narici, M., & Degens, H. (2019) · Journal of Applied Physiology

Spaceflight effects on biologyMuscle Physiology and Disorders

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Effects of age and gender on shortening velocity and myosin isoforms in single rat muscle fibres

Degens, H., Yu, F., Li, X., & Larsson, L. (1998) · Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Muscle Physiology and DisordersCardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies

Cited by 76

The impact of a high-fat diet in mice is dependent on duration and age, and differs between muscles

Messa, G. A. M., Piasecki, M., Hurst, J., Hill, C., Tallis, J., & Degens, H. (2020) · Journal of Experimental Biology

Muscle Physiology and DisordersMuscle metabolism and nutrition

Cited by 63

What causes in vivo muscle specific tension to increase following resistance training?: Neuromuscular adaptations to strength training

Erskine, R. M., Jones, D. A., Maffulli, N., Williams, A. G., Stewart, C. E., & Degens, H. (2011) · Experimental Physiology

Sports Performance and TrainingCardiovascular and exercise physiology

Cited by 60

Muscle fatigue resistance during stimulated contractions is reduced in young male smokers

Morse, C. I., Wüst, R. C. I., Jones, D. A., De Haan, A., & Degens, H. (2007) · Acta Physiologica

Muscle Physiology and DisordersSmoking Behavior and Cessation

Cited by 45

Exercise-Induced Muscle–Fat Crosstalk: Molecular Mediators and Their Pharmacological Modulation for the Maintenance of Metabolic Flexibility in Aging

Tero-Vescan, A., Degens, H., Matsakas, A., Ștefănescu, R., Ősz, B. E., & Slevin, M. (2025) · Pharmaceuticals

Adipose Tissue and MetabolismExercise and Physiological Responses

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Gender- and age-related differences in the regulatory influence of thyroid hormone on the contractility and myosin composition of single rat soleus muscle fibres

Yu, F., Degens, H., Li, X., & Larsson, L. (1998) · Pfl�gers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Muscle Physiology and DisordersThyroid Disorders and Treatments

Cited by 40

The strength of weight‐bearing bones is similar in amenorrheic and eumenorrheic elite long‐distance runners

Piasecki, J., Ireland, A., Piasecki, M., Cameron, J., McPhee, J. S., & Degens, H. (2018) · Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports

Bone health and osteoporosis researchLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies

Cited by 21

Myostatin Knockout Mice Have Larger Muscle Fibers With Normal Function and Morphology

Degens, H., Patel, K., & Matsakas, A. (2025) · Muscle & Nerve

Muscle Physiology and DisordersNeurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research

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