Hans Degens

  • Vyr. mokslo darbuotojas
    Sporto mokslo ir inovacijų institutas
  • Hans Degens
  • hans.degens@lsu.lt

Biografija

Išsilavinimas / education

MetaiĮvykis
1976-1982Grammar-school ß
1982-1988Doctorandus degree in Biology (equivalent to BSc plus MSc) at University Wageningen
1988-1992PhD Title: Hypertrophy in the m. plantaris of the ageing rat. Functioning and capillarisation related to fibre types. Faculty of Medicine, University Nijmegen

Profesinė veikla / professional qualification

MetaiĮvykis
2015-presentProfessor of Muscle Physiology, School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mokslinė veikla mokslo grupėse / Scientific activity in scientific groups

Strateginė mokslo kryptisMokslininkų grupėPareigos

Vykdomi projektai

2023

Projekto pavadinimasProjekto tipas *Projekto numerisFondo (institucijos), kuriam teikta praiška, pavadinimasPareiškėjas (LSU vaidmuo: partneris ar koordinatorius)Komentaras
Genetinio ACTN3 R577X polimorfizmo reikšmė metabolizmo adaptacijai prie šalčioMoksloNr. S-MIP-23-107LMT Mokslininkų grupių projektasKoordinatorius

Publikacijos ir straipsniai

Publikacijos

2024

publikacijos

Degens, Hans; Onambélé-Pearson, Gladys L. A simple framework to distinguish ‘individualistic’ from a ‘uniform rate’ of ageing within or between study populations // GeroScience. Dodrecht : Springer. ISSN 2509-2723. 2024, vol. 46, iss. 2, p. 2765-2769. DOI: 10.1007/s11357-023-00866-7.Hutz, Bettina; Degens, Hans; Korhonen, Marko T. Oldies, but goldies—preserved morphology and stability of antigenic determinants in decades‐old cryosections of human m. vastus lateralis // Journal of anatomy. Hoboken : Wiley. ISSN 0021-8782. eISSN 1469-7580. 2024, vol. 00, p. 1-5. DOI: 10.1111/joa.14003.Cheragh, Zahra Ataei; Degens, Hans; Sakinepoor, Ainollah. Effect of a slump posture on pain, proprioception, and electrical activity of the muscles in office workers with chronic non-specific neck pain. A retrospective study // Journal of bodywork and movement therapies. Amsterdam : Elsevier BV. ISSN 1360-8592. eISSN 1532-9283. 2024, vol. 38, p. 100-105. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2023.12.006.Messa, Guy Anselme Mpaka; Korhonen, Marko T.; Degens, Hans. No ageing‐related increase in fibre type grouping in sprint‐trained masters runners: A 10‐year follow‐up study // Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle. Hoboken : Wiley. ISSN 2190-5991. eISSN 2190-6009. 2024, vol. 00, p. 1-10. DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.13416.Eggelbusch, Moritz; Charlton, Braeden T.; Bosutti, Alessandra; Ganse, Bergita; Giakoumaki, Ifigenia; Grootemaat, Anita E.; Hendrickse, Paul W.; Jaspers, Yorrick; Kemp, Stephan; Kerkhoff, Tom J.; Noort, Wendy; van Weeghel, Michel; van der Wel, Nicole N.; Wesseling, Julia R.; Frings-Meuthen, Petra; Rittweger, Jörn; Mulder, Edwin R.; Jaspers, Richard T.; Degens, Hans; Wüst, Rob C.I. The impact of bed rest on human skeletal muscle metabolism // Cell reports medicine. Cambridge : Elsevier BV. ISSN 2666-3791. 2024, vol. 5, iss. 1, art. no. 101372, p. 1-22. DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101372.Wullems, Jorgen A.; Verschueren, Sabine M. P.; Degens, Hans; Morse, Christopher I.; Onambélé-Pearson, Gladys L. Concurrent validity of four activity monitors in older adults // Sensors. Basel : MDPI AG. ISSN 1424-8220. 2024, vol. 24, iss. 3, art. no. 895, p. 1-16. DOI: 10.3390/s24030895.Naderi, Aynollah; Alizadeh, Nasrin; Calmeiro, Luis; Degens, Hans. Predictors of running-related injury among recreational runners: a prospective cohort study of the role of perfectionism, mental toughness, and passion in running // Sports health. Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications. ISSN 1941-7381. eISSN 1941-0921. 2024, vol. 00, p. 1-12. DOI: 10.1177/19417381231223475.Wullems, Jorgen A; Degens, Hans; Verschueren, Sabine M P; Morse, Christopher I; Grant, Dale M; Onambélé-Pearson, Gladys L. Sedentary behaviour (especially accumulation pattern) has an independent negative impact on skeletal muscle size and architecture in community-dwelling older adults // PloS one. San Francisko : Public Library of Science (PLoS). ISSN 1932-6203. 2024, vol. 19, iss. 2, art. no. e0294555, p. 1-21. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294555.

2023

publikacijos

Duro-Ocana, Pablo; Zambolin, Fabio; Jones, Arwel W.; Bryan, Angella; Moore, John; Quraishi-Akhtar, Tanviha; Mcphee, Jamie; Degens, Hans; Bagley, Liam. Efficacy of supervised exercise prehabilitation programs to improve major abdominal surgery outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis // Journal of clinical anesthesia. New York : Elsevier BV. ISSN 0952-8180. 2023, vol. 86, art. no. 111053, p. 1-17. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2023.111053.Satta, Sandro; Beal, Robert; Smith, Rhys; Luo, Xing; Ferris, Glenn R; Langford-Smith, Alex; Teasdale, Jack; Ajime, Tom Tanjeko; Serré, Jef; Hazell, Georgina; Newby, Graciela Sala; Johnson, Jason L; Kurinna, Svitlana; Humphries, Martin J; Gayan-Ramirez, Ghislaine; Libby, Peter; Degens, Hans; Yu, Bo; Johnson, Thomas; Alexander, Yvonne; Jia, Haibo; Newby, Andrew C; White, Stephen J. A Nrf2-OSGIN1&2-HSP70 axis mediates cigarette smoke-induced endothelial detachment: implications for plaque erosion // Cardiovascular research. Oxford : Oxford University Press. ISSN 0008-6363. eISSN 1755-3245. 2023, vol. 119, iss. 9, p. 1869-1882. DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvad022.Cameron, James; McPhee, Jamie S.; Jones, David A.; Degens, Hans. Decrements of mobility and power in recreationally active septuagenarians is related to loss of force, but not slowing of the muscle: a 5-year longitudinal study // European journal of applied physiology. New York : Springer. ISSN 1439-6319. eISSN 1439-6327. 2023, vol. 123, iss. 6, p. 1369-1379. DOI: 10.1007/s00421-023-05160-0.Tarum, Janelle; Degens, Hans; Turner, Mark D.; Stewart, Claire; Sale, Craig; Santos, Lívia. Modelling skeletal muscle ageing and repair in vitro // Journal of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Hoboken : Wiley. ISSN 1932-6254. eISSN 1932-7005. 2023, vol. 2023, art. no. 9802235, p. 1-15. DOI: 10.1155/2023/9802235.Naderi, Aynollah; Shaabani, Fatemeh; Keikha, Mojtaba; Degens, Hans. Is an exercise-based injury prevention programme effective in team handball players? a systematic review and meta-analysis // Journal of athletic training. Dallas : National Athletic Trainers Association. ISSN 1062-6050. eISSN 1938-162X. 2023, vol. 00, p. 1. DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-0680.22.

2022

publikacijos

Naderi, Aynollah; Bagheri, Shahabeddin; Ramazanian Ahoor, Fatemeh; Moen, Maarten H; Degens, Hans. Foot orthoses enhance the effectiveness of exercise, shockwave, and ice therapy in the management of medial tibial stress syndrome // Clinical journal of sport medicine. Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISSN 1050-642X. eISSN 1536-3724. 2022, vol. 32, iss. 3, p. 251-260. DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000926.Aguiar, Samuel S.; Rosa, Thiago S.; Neves, Rodrigo V. P.; Leite, Patrício L. A.; Maciel, Larissa A.; Gutierrez, Sara D.; Rosa, Erica C.; Andrade, Rosângela V.; Degens, Hans; Korhonen, Marko T.; Lewis, John E.; Simões, Herbert G. Telomere length, SIRT1, and insulin in male master athletes: the path to healthy longevity? // International journal of sports medicine. Stuttgart : Georg Thieme Verlag. ISSN 0172-4622. eISSN 1439-3964. 2022, vol. 43, 01, p. 29-33. DOI: 10.1055/a-1510-9259.Ireland, Alex; Mittag, Uwe; Degens, Hans; Felsenberg, Dieter; Heinonen, Ari; Koltai, Erika; Korhonen, Marko T; McPhee, Jamie S; Mekjavic, Igor; Pisot, Rado; Rawer, Rainer; Radak, Zsolt; Simunic, Bostjan; Suominen, Harri; Rittweger, Jörn. Age-related declines in lower limb muscle function are similar in power and endurance athletes of both sexes: a longitudinal study of master athletes // Calcified tissue international. New York : Springer Verlag. ISSN 0171-967X. eISSN 1432-0827. 2022, vol. 110, p. 196-203. DOI: 10.1007/s00223-021-00907-3.Orlando, Giorgio; Balducci, Stefano; Boulton, Andrew J. M.; Degens, Hans; Reeves, Neil D. Neuromuscular dysfunction and exercise training in people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a narrative review // Diabetes research and clinical practice. Shanon : Elsevier BV. ISSN 0168-8227. eISSN 1872-8227. 2022, vol. 183, art. no. 109183, p. 1-11. DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2021.109183.Khanal, Praval; Morse, Christopher I.; He, Lingxiao; Herbert, Adam J.; Onambélé-Pearson, Gladys L.; Degens, Hans; Thomis, Martine; Williams, Alun G.; Stebbings, Georgina K. Polygenic models partially predict muscle size and strength but not low muscle mass in older women // Genes. Basel : MDPI AG. ISSN 2073-4425. eISSN 2073-4425. 2022, vol. 13, iss. 6, art. no. 982, p. 1-12. DOI: 10.3390/genes13060982.Duro-Ocana, P.; Bryan, A.; Korhonen, M.T.; Quraishi-Akhtar, T.; Zambolin, F.; Parker, M.; Moore, J.; Siriwardena, A. K.; Mcphee, J.; Degens, H.; Bagley, L. Methods: results: conclusion: differences in vastus lateralis muscle thickness and maximum knee extension force between master athletes, non-athletes and patients undergoing major abdominal surgery : conventional print poster // 27th annual congress of the European college of sport science, 30 Aug–2 Sep 2022, Sevilla, Spain : book of abstracts. Sevilla : European College of Sport Science, 2022. ISBN 9783981841459. p. 515. Prieiga per internetą: <https://sport-science.org/index.php/congress/ecss-sevilla-2022> [žiūrėta 2022-09-08].Hendrickse, Paul William; Wüst, Rob C.I.; Ganse, Bergita; Giakoumaki, Ifigeneia; Rittweger, Jörn; Bosutti, Alessandra; Degens, Hans. Capillary rarefaction during bed rest is proportionally less than fibre atrophy and loss of oxidative capacity // Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle. Hoboken : Wiley. ISSN 2190-5991. eISSN 2190-6009. 2022, vol. 13, iss. 6, p. 2712-2723. DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.13072.Zaabalawi, Azziza; Renshall, Lewis; Beards, Frances; Lightfoot, Adam P.; Degens, Hans; Alexander, Yvonne; Hasan, Ragheb; Bilal, Haris; Graf, Brigitte A.; Harris, Lynda K.; Azzawi, May. Internal mammary arteries as a model to demonstrate restoration of the Impaired vasodilation in hypertension, using liposomal delivery of the CYP1B1 inhibitor, 2,3′,4,5′-tetramethoxystilbene // Pharmaceutics. Basel : MDPI AG. ISSN 1999-4923. eISSN 1999-4923. 2022, vol. 14, iss. 10, art. no. 2046, p. 1-15. DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14102046.Sanders, Katie H; Chousou, Panagiota Anna; Carver, Kathryn; Pugh, Peter J; Degens, Hans; Azzawi, May. Benefits of support groups for patients living with implantable cardioverter defibrillators: a mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis // Open heart. London : BMJ Publishing Group. ISSN 2053-3624. eISSN 2053-3624. 2022, vol. 9, iss. 2, art. no. e002021, p. 1-14. DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2022-002021.Darabseh, Mohammad Z.; Selfe, James; Morse, Christopher I.; Aburub, Aseel; Degens, Hans. Does aerobic exercise facilitate vaping and smoking cessation: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials with meta-analysis // International journal of environmental research and public health. Basel : MDPI AG. ISSN 1660-4601. eISSN 1660-4601. 2022, vol. 19, iss. 21, art. no. 14034, p. 1-21. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192114034.Naderi, A.; Mousavi, S.H.; Katzman, W.B.; Rostami, K.D.; Goli, S.; Rezvani, M.H.; Degens, H. Kinesiotaping as an adjunct to exercise therapy for symptomatic and asymptomatic swimmers: a randomized controlled trial // Science & sports. Issy-les-Moulineaux : Elsevier Masson SAS. ISSN 0765-1597. eISSN 1778-4131. 2022, vol. 37, iss. 5-6, p. 1-11. DOI: 10.1016/j.scispo.2021.06.013.

2021

publikacijos

Ajime, Tom Tanjeko; Serré, Jef; Wüst, Rob C I; Messa, Guy Anselme Mpaka; Poffé, Chiel; Swaminathan, Anandini; Maes, Karen; Janssens, Wim; Troosters, Thierry; Degens, Hans; Gayan-Ramirez, Ghislaine. Two weeks smoking cessation reverse cigarette smoke-induced skeletal muscle atrophy and mitochondrial dysfunction in mice // Nicotine & tobacco research. Oxford : Oxford University Press. ISSN 1462-2203. eISSN 1469-994X. 2021, vol. 23, iss. 1, p. 143-151. DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa016.Paudyal, Arjun; Ghinea, Flavia Semida; Driga, Mircea Popescu; Fang, Wen-Hui; Alessandri, Giulio; Combes, Laura; Degens, Hans; Slevin, Mark; Hermann, Dirk M; Popa-Wagner, Aurel. p5 Peptide-Loaded Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promote Neurological Recovery After Focal Cerebral Ischemia in a Rat Model // Translational stroke research. New York : Springer. ISSN 1868-4483. eISSN 1868-601X. 2021, vol. 12, p. 125-135. DOI: 10.1007/s12975-020-00805-0.Ganse, Bergita; Drey, Michael; Hildebrand, Frank; Knobe, Matthias; Degens, Hans. Performance declines are accelerated in the oldest-old track and field athletes 80 to 94 years of age // Rejuvenation research. New York : Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. ISSN 1549-1684. eISSN 1557-8577. 2021, vol. 24, no. 1, p. 20-27. DOI: 10.1089/rej.2020.2337.Naderi, A.; Goli, S.; Shephard, R.J.; Degens, H. Six-month table tennis training improves body composition, bone health and physical performance in untrained older men; a randomized controlled trial // Science & sports. Issy-les-Moulineaux : Elsevier Masson SAS. ISSN 0765-1597. eISSN 1778-4131. 2021, vol. 36, iss. 1, p. 1-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.scispo.2020.02.008.Ganse, Bergita; Bosutti, Alessandra; Drey, Michael; Degens, Hans. Sixty days of head-down tilt bed rest with or without artificial gravity do not affect the neuromuscular secretome // Experimental cell research. San Diego : Elsevier Inc. ISSN 0014-4827. eISSN 1090-2422. 2021, vol. 399, iss. 2, art. no. 112463, p. 1. DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2020.112463.Aguiar, Samuel S; Sousa, Caio V; Santos, Patrick A; Barbosa, Lucas P; Maciel, Larissa Alves; Coelho-Júnior, Hélio J; Motta-Santos, Daisy; Rosa, Thiago Santos; Degens, Hans; Simões, Herbert G. Master athletes have longer telomeres than age-matched non-athletes. A systematic review, meta-analysis and discussion of possible mechanisms // Experimental gerontology. Oxford : Elsevier Science. ISSN 0531-5565. eISSN 1873-6815. 2021, vol. 146, art. no. 111212, p. 1-11. DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2020.111212.Hendrickse, Paul; Degens, Hans. Unpreserved muscle function in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; diffusion limitations defused // Journal of physiology. Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell. ISSN 0022-3751. eISSN 1469-7793. 2021, vol. 599, iss. 5, p. 1361-1362. DOI: 10.1113/JP281204.Hoog Antink, Christoph; Braczynski, Anne K; Kleerekoper, Anthony; Degens, Hans; Ganse, Bergita. Longitudinal master track and field performance decline rates are lower and performance is better compared to athletes competing only once // The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences. Cary : Oxford University Press. ISSN 1079-5006. eISSN 1758-535X. 2021, vol. 76, iss. 8, p. 1376-1381. DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glab049.Khanal, Praval; He, Lingxiao; Stebbings, Georgina K; Onambele-Pearson, Gladys L; Degens, Hans; Williams, Alun G; Thomis, Martine; Morse, Christopher I. Static one-leg standing balance test as a screening tool for low muscle mass in healthy elderly women // Aging clinical and experimental research. New York : Springer. ISSN 1594-0667. eISSN 1720-8319. 2021, vol. 33, p. 1831-1839. DOI: 10.1007/s40520-021-01818-x.Kramer, Andreas; Venegas-Carro, María; Zange, Jochen; Sies, Wolfram; Maffiuletti, Nicola A; Gruber, Markus; Degens, Hans; Moreno-Villanueva, María; Mulder, Edwin. Daily 30-min exposure to artificial gravity during 60 days of bed rest does not maintain aerobic exercise capacity but mitigates some deteriorations of muscle function: results from the AGBRESA RCT // European journal of applied physiology. New York : Springer Verlag. ISSN 1439-6319. eISSN 1439-6327. 2021, vol. 121, p. 2015-2026. DOI: 10.1007/s00421-021-04673-w.Tallis, Jason; Shelley, Sharn; Degens, Hans; Hill, Cameron. Age-related skeletal muscle dysfunction is aggravated by obesity: an investigation of contractile function, implications and treatment // Biomolecules. Basel : MDPI AG. ISSN 2218-273X. 2021, vol. 11, iss. 3, art. no. 372, p. 1-30. DOI: 10.3390/biom11030372.Degens, Hans; Swaminathan, Anandini; Tallis, Jason. A high fat diet aggravates the age-related decline in skeletal muscle structure and function // Exercise and sport sciences reviews. Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISSN 0091-6331. eISSN 1538-3008. 2021, vol. 49, iss. 4, p. 253-259. DOI: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000261.Saini, Jasdeep; Faroni, Alessandro; Reid, Adam J; Mouly, Vincent; Butler-Browne, Gillian; Lightfoot, Adam P; McPhee, Jamie S; Degens, Hans; Al-Shanti, Nasser. Cross-talk between motor neurons and myotubes via endogenously secreted neural and muscular growth factors // Physiological reports. Hoboken : Wiley. ISSN 2051-817X. eISSN 2051-817X. 2021, vol. 9, iss. 8, art. no. e14791, p. 1-10. DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14791.Onambélé-Pearson, Gladys L; Tomlinson, David J; Morse, Christopher I; Degens, Hans. A prolonged hiatus in postmenopausal HRT, does not nullify the therapy's positive impact on ageing related sarcopenia // PloS one. San Francisko : Public Library Science. ISSN 1932-6203. eISSN 1932-6203. 2021, vol. 16, iss. 5, art. no. e0250813, p. 1-24. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250813.Ganse, Bergita; Degens, Hans. Current Insights in the Age-related Decline in Sports Performance of the Older Athlete // International journal of sports medicine. Stuttgart : Georg Thieme Verlag. ISSN 0172-4622. eISSN 1439-3964. 2021, vol. 42, iss. 10, p. 879-888. DOI: 10.1055/a-1480-7730.Barbosa, Lucas Pinheiro; da Silva Aguiar, Samuel; Santos, Patrick Anderson; Dos Santos Rosa, Thiago; Maciel, Larissa Alves; de Deus, Lysleine Alves; Neves, Rodrigo Vanerson Passos; de Araújo Leite, Patrício Lopes; Gutierrez, Sara Duarte; Sousa, Caio Victor; Korhonen, Marko T; Degens, Hans; Simões, Herbert Gustavo. Relationship between inflammatory biomarkers and testosterone levels in male master athletes and non-athletes // Experimental gerontology. Oxford : Elsevier Inc. ISSN 0531-5565. eISSN 1873-6815. 2021, vol. 151, art. no. 111407, p. 1-7. DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2021.111407.Ganse, Bergita; Degens, Hans. Declining track and field performance trends in recent years in the Austrian best results 1897-2019 // Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions. Nafplion : International society of musculoskeletal and neuronal interactions. ISSN 1108-7161. 2021, vol. 21, no. 2, p. 196-205. Prieiga per internetą: <http://www.ismni.org/jmni/pdf/84/jmni_21_196.pdf> [žiūrėta 2021-06-02].Paudyal, Arjun; Degens, Hans; Baan, Guus C; Noort, Wendy; Slevin, Mark; van Wegen, Erwin; Kwakkel, Gert; Maas, Huub. Changes in muscle-tendon unit length-force characteristics following experimentally induced photothrombotic stroke cannot be explained by changes in muscle belly structure // European journal of applied physiology. New York : Springer Verlag. ISSN 1439-6319. eISSN 1439-6327. 2021, vol. 121, p. 2509-2519. DOI: 10.1007/s00421-021-04729-x.Darabseh, Mohammad Z; Maden-Wilkinson, Thomas M; Welbourne, George; Wüst, Rob C I; Ahmed, Nessar; Aushah, Hakima; Selfe, James; Morse, Christopher I; Degens, Hans. Fourteen days of smoking cessation improves muscle fatigue resistance and reverses markers of systemic inflammation // Scientific reports. London : Nature. ISSN 2045-2322. 2021, vol. 11, iss. 1, art. no. 12286, p. 1-11. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91510-x.Tickle, Peter G; Hendrickse, Paul; Weightman, Andrew; Nazir, M Hakam; Degens, Hans; Egginton, Stuart. Impaired skeletal muscle fatigue resistance during cardiac hypertrophy is prevented by functional overload- or exercise-induced functional capillarity // Journal of physiology. Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell. ISSN 0022-3751. eISSN 1469-7793. 2021, vol. 599, p. 3715. DOI: 10.1113/JP281377.Degens, Hans; Attias, Julia; Evans, Daniel; Wilkins, Frederick; Hodson-Tole, Emma. The mobility limitation in healthy older people is due to weakness and not slower muscle contractile properties // PloS one. San Francisko : Public Library Science. ISSN 1932-6203. eISSN 1932-6203. 2021, vol. 16, no. 6, art. no. e0253531, p. 1-16. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253531.Suominen, Tuuli H; Alén, Markku; Törmäkangas, Timo; Degens, Hans; Rittweger, Jörn; Heinonen, Ari; Suominen, Harri; Korhonen, Marko T. Regular strength and sprint training counteracts bone aging: a 10-year follow-up in male masters athletes // JBMR plus. Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell. ISSN 2473-4039. eISSN 2473-4039. 2021, vol. 5, iss. 7, art. no. e10513, p. 1-11. DOI: 10.1002/jbm4.10513.Thot, Georgina K.; Berwanger, Carolin; Mulder, Edwin; Lee, Jessica K.; Lichterfeld, Yannick; Ganse, Bergita; Giakoumaki, Ifigeneia; Degens, Hans; Duran, Ibrahim; Schönau, Eckhard; Clemen, Christoph S.; Brachvogel, Bent; Rittweger, Jörn. Effects of long-term immobilisation on endomysium of the soleus muscle in humans // Experimental physiology. Hoboken : Wiley. ISSN 0958-0670. eISSN 1469-445X. 2021, vol. 106, iss. 10, p. 2038-2045. DOI: 10.1113/EP089734.Ajime, Tom Tanjeko; Serré, Jef; Wüst, Rob C I; Burniston, Jatin G; Maes, Karen; Janssens, Wim; Troosters, Thierry; Gayan-Ramirez, Ghislaine; Degens, Hans. The combination of smoking with vitamin D deficiency impairs skeletal muscle fiber hypertrophy in response to overload in mice // Journal of applied physiology. Bethesda : American Physiological Society. ISSN 1522-1601. eISSN 1522-1601. 2021, vol. 131, iss. 1, p. 339-351. DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00733.2020.Khanal, Praval; He, Lingxiao; Degens, Hans; Stebbings, Georgina K.; Onambele-Pearson, Gladys L.; Williams, Alun G.; Thomis, Martine; Morse, Christopher I. Dietary protein requirement threshold and micronutrients profile in healthy older women based on relative skeletal muscle mass // Nutrients. Basel : MDPI AG. ISSN 2072-6643. 2021, vol. 13, iss. 9, art. no. 3076, p. 1-16. DOI: 10.3390/nu13093076.Ocana, Pablo Duro; Darabseh, Mohammad Z; Ishihara, Kengo; Aburub, Aseel; Zambolin, Fabio; Montgomery, Gallin; Mills, Richard; Scorcelletti, Matteo; Cameron, James; Ganse, Bergita; Degens, Hans; Bagley, Liam. Age-related declines in muscle and respiratory function are proportionate to declines in performance in Master Track Cyclists // European journal of applied physiology. New York : Springer. ISSN 1439-6319. eISSN 1439-6327. 2021, vol. 121, p. 3447-3457. DOI: 10.1007/s00421-021-04803-4.Darabseh, Mohammad Z.; Selfe, James; Morse, Christopher, I; Degens, Hans. Impact of vaping and smoking on maximum respiratory pressures and respiratory function // International journal of adolescence and youth. Abingdon : Routledge. ISSN 0267-3843. eISSN 2164-4527. 2021, vol. 26, iss. 1, p. 421-431. DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2021.1976235.Ganse, Bergita; Braczynski, Anne Kristin; Hoog Antink, Christoph; Knobe, Matthias; Pohlemann, Tim; Degens, Hans. Acceleration of longitudinal track and field performance declines in athletes who still compete at the age of 100 years // Frontiers in physiology. Lausanne : Frontiers Media SA. ISSN 1664-042X. 2021, vol. 12, art. no. 730995, p. 1-6. DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.730995.Khanal, Praval; Williams, Alun G; He, Lingxiao; Stebbings, Georgina K; Onambele-Pearson, Gladys L; Thomis, Martine; Degens, Hans; Morse, Christopher I. Sarcopenia, obesity, and sarcopenic obesity: relationship with skeletal muscle phenotypes and single nucleotide polymorphisms // Journal of clinical medicine. Basel : MDPI AG. ISSN 2077-0383. eISSN 2077-0383. 2021, vol. 10, iss. 21, art. no. 4933, p. 1-13. DOI: 10.3390/jcm10214933.

2020

publikacijos

Cameron, James; McPhee, Jamie S; Jones, David A; Degens, Hans. Five-year longitudinal changes in thigh muscle mass of septuagenarian men and women assessed with DXA and MRI // Aging clinical and experimental research. New York : Springer. ISSN 1594-0667. eISSN 1720-8319. 2020, vol. 32, iss. 4, p. 617-624. DOI: 10.1007/s40520-019-01248-w.Diaz, M.; Avila, A.; Degens, H.; Coeckelberghs, E.; Vanhees, L.; Cornelissen, V.; Azzawi, M. Acute resveratrol supplementation in coronary artery disease: towards patient stratification // Scandinavian cardiovascular journal. Abingdon : Taylor & Francis Ltd. ISSN 1401-7431. eISSN 1651-2006. 2020, vol. 54, iss. 1, p. 14-19. DOI: 10.1080/14017431.2019.1657584.Naderi, Aynollah; Rezvani, Mohammad Hossein; Degens, Hans. Foam rolling and muscle and joint proprioception after exercise-induced muscle damage // Journal of athletic training. Dallas : National Athletic Trainers Association. ISSN 1062-6050. eISSN 1938-162X. 2020, vol. 55, 1 iss. p. 58-64. DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-459-18.Messa, G. A. M.; Piasecki, M.; Hurst, J.; Hill, C.; Tallis, J.; Degens, H. The impact of a high-fat diet in mice is dependent on duration and age, and differs between muscles // Journal of experimental biology. London : Company of Biologists Ltd. ISSN 0022-0949. eISSN 1477-9145. 2020, vol. 223, iss. 6, art. no. jeb217117, p. 1-15. DOI: 10.1242/jeb.217117.Blottner, Dieter; Hastermann, Maria; Weber, Robert; Lenz, Regina; Gambara, Guido; Limper, Ulrich; Rittweger, Jörn; Bosutti, Alessandra; Degens, Hans; Salanova, Michele. Reactive jumps preserve skeletal muscle structure, phenotype, and myofiber oxidative capacity in bed rest // Frontiers in physiology. Lausanne : Frontiers media SA. ISSN 1664-042X. 2020, vol. 10, ARTN 1527, p. 1-14. DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01527.Tickle, Peter G; Hendrickse, Paul W.; Degens, Hans; Egginton, Stuart. Impaired skeletal muscle performance as a consequence of random functional capillary rarefaction can be restored with overload-dependent angiogenesis // Journal of physiology. Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell. ISSN 0022-3751. eISSN 1469-7793. 2020, vol. 598, iss. 6, p. 1187-1203. DOI: 10.1113/JP278975.Khanal, Praval; He, Lingxiao; Stebbings, Georgina; Onambele-Pearson, Gladys L; Degens, Hans; Williams, Alun; Thomis, Martine; Morse, Christopher I. Prevalence and association of single nucleotide polymorphisms with sarcopenia in older women depends on definition // Scientific reports. London : Springer Nature. ISSN 2045-2322. 2020, vol. 10, iss. 1, art. no. 2913, p. 1-9. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59722-9.Bosutti, Alessandra; Mulder, Edwin; Zange, Jochen; Bühlmeier, Judith; Ganse, Bergita; Degens, Hans. Effects of 21 days of bed rest and whey protein supplementation on plantar flexor muscle fatigue resistance during repeated shortening contractions // European journal of applied physiology. Berlin : Springer Verlag. ISSN 1439-6319. eISSN 1439-6327. 2020, vol. 120, no. 5, p. 969-983. DOI: 10.1007/s00421-020-04333-5.Dahl, Julian; Degens, Hans; Hildebrand, Frank; Ganse, Bergita. Do changes in middle-distance running kinematics contribute to the age-related decline in performance? // Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions. Nafplion : International society of musculoskeletal and neuronal interactions. ISSN 1108-7161. 2020, vol. 20, no. 1, p. 94-100. Prieiga per internetą: <http://www.ismni.org/jmni/pdf/79/jmni_20_094.pdf> [žiūrėta 2020-03-10].Naderi, Aynollah; Baloochi, Ramin; Rostami, Komeil Dashti; Fourchet, François; Degens, Hans. Obesity and foot muscle strength are associated with high dynamic plantar pressure during running // The Foot. New York : Elsevier Ltd. ISSN 0958-2592. eISSN 1532-2963. 2020, vol. 44, art. no. 101683, p. 1-8. DOI: 10.1016/j.foot.2020.101683.Degens, Hans; Jones, David A. Are force enhancement after stretch and muscle fatigue due to effects of elevated inorganic phosphate and low calcium on cross bridge kinetics? // Medicina. Basel : MDPI AG. ISSN 1010-660X. eISSN 1648-9144. 2020, vol. 56, iss. 5, art. no. 249, p. 1-14. DOI: 10.3390/medicina56050249.Montgomery, Gallin; McPhee, Jamie; Pääsuke, Mati; Sipilä, Sarianna; Maier, Andrea B; Hogrel, Jean-Yves; Degens, Hans. Determinants of performance in the Timed Up-and-Go and Six-Minute Walk Tests in young and old healthy adults // Journal of clinical medicine. Basel : MDPI AG. ISSN 2077-0383. 2020, vol. 9, iss. 5, art. no. 1561, p. 1-15. DOI: 10.3390/jcm9051561.Ireland, Alex; Mittag, Uwe; Degens, Hans; Felsenberg, Dieter; Ferretti, José L; Heinonen, Ari; Koltai, Erika; Korhonen, Marko T; McPhee, Jamie S; Mekjavic, Igor; Piasecki, Jessica; Pisot, Rado; Radak, Zsolt; Simunic, Bostjan; Suominen, Harri; Wilks, Désirée C; Winwood, Keith; Rittweger, Jörn. Greater maintenance of bone mineral content in male than female athletes and in sprinting and jumping than endurance athletes: a longitudinal study of bone strength in elite masters athletes // Archives of osteoporosis. London : Springer London. ISSN 1862-3522. eISSN 1862-3514. 2020, vol. 15, iss. 1, art. no. 87, p. 1-10. DOI: 10.1007/s11657-020-00757-w.Naderi, Aynollah; Moen, Maarten H.; Degens, Hans. Is high soleus muscle activity during the stance phase of the running cycle a potential risk factor for the development of medial tibial stress syndrome? A prospective study // Journal of sports sciences. Abingdon : Routledge. ISSN 0264-0414. eISSN 1466-447X. 2020, vol. 38, iss. 2, p. 2350-2358. DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2020.1785186.Attias, Julia; Grassi, Andrea; Bosutti, Alessandra; Ganse, Bergita; Degens, Hans; Drey, Michael. Head-down tilt bed rest with or without artificial gravity is not associated with motor unit remodeling // European journal of applied physiology. New York : Springer Verlag. ISSN 1439-6319. eISSN 1439-6327. 2020, vol. 120, iss. 11, p. 2407-2415. DOI: 10.1007/s00421-020-04458-7.Messa, Guy A M; Piasecki, Mathew; Rittweger, Jörn; McPhee, Jamie S; Koltai, Erika; Radak, Zsolt; Simunic, Bostjan; Heinonen, Ari; Suominen, Harri; Korhonen, Marko T; Degens, Hans. Absence of an aging-related increase in fiber type grouping in athletes and non-athletes // Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports. Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell. ISSN 0905-7188. eISSN 1600-0838. 2020, vol. 30, iss. 11, p. 2057-2069. DOI: 10.1111/sms.13778.Darabseh, Mohammad Z; Selfe, James; Morse, Christopher I; Degens, Hans. Is vaping better than smoking for cardiorespiratory and muscle function? // Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine. Pavia : PagePress. ISSN 1828-695X. eISSN 2049-6958. 2020, vol. 15, no. 1, art. no. 674, p. 1-7. DOI: 10.4081/mrm.2020.674.Ganse, Bergita; Kleerekoper, Anthony; Knobe, Matthias; Hildebrand, Frank; Degens, Hans. Longitudinal trends in master track and field performance throughout the aging process: 83,209 results from Sweden in 16 athletics disciplines // GeroScience. Dodrecht : Springer Nature. ISSN 2509-2715. eISSN 2509-2723. 2020, vol. 42, iss. 6, Special Issue, p. 1609-1620. DOI: 10.1007/s11357-020-00275-0.Saini, Jasdeep; Faroni, Alessandro; Reid, Adam J; Mamchaoui, Kamel; Mouly, Vincent; Butler-Browne, Gillian; Lightfoot, Adam P; McPhee, Jamie S; Degens, Hans; Al-Shanti, Nasser. A novel bioengineered functional motor unit platform to study neuromuscular interaction // Journal of clinical medicine. Basel : MDPI AG. ISSN 2077-0383. 2020, vol. 9, iss. 10, art. no. 3238, p. 1-16. DOI: 10.3390/jcm9103238.Khanal, Praval; He, Lingxiao; Herbert, Adam J; Stebbings, Georgina K; Onambele-Pearson, Gladys L; Degens, Hans; Morse, Christopher I; Thomis, Martine; Williams, Alun G. The association of multiple gene variants with ageing skeletal muscle phenotypes in elderly women // Genes. Basel : MDPI AG. ISSN 2073-4425. eISSN 2073-4425. 2020, vol. 11, iss. 12, art. no. 1459, p. 1-18. DOI: 10.3390/genes11121459.Ganse, Bergita; Degens, Hans. Skin temperature in master long-distance runners-results from a field study at the 2018 World Master Athletics Championships // Frontiers in sports and active living. Lausanne : Frontiers Media S.A. ISSN 2624-9367. eISSN 2624-9367. 2020, vol. 2, art. no. 31, p. 1-8. DOI: 10.3389/fspor.2020.00031.Simões, Herbert Gustavo; Rosa, Thiago Santos; Sousa, Caio Victor; Aguiar, Samuel da Silva; Motta-Santos, Daisy; Degens, Hans; Korhonen, Marko T; Campbell, Carmen Silvia Grubert. Does longer leukocyte telomere length and higher physical fitness protect master athletes from consequences of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection? // Frontiers in sports and active living. Lausanne : Frontiers Media S.A. ISSN 2624-9367. eISSN 2624-9367. 2020, vol. 2, art. no. 87, p. 1-4. DOI: 10.3389/fspor.2020.00087.

2019

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Naderi, Aynollah; Degens, Hans; Sakinepoor, Ainollah. Arch-support foot-orthoses normalize dynamic in-shoe foot pressure distribution in medial tibial stress syndrome // European journal of sport science. Abingdon : Taylor and Francis Ltd. ISSN 1746-1391. eISSN 1536-7290. 2019, vol. 19, iss. 2, p. 247-257. DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2018.1503337.Degens, Hans. Human ageing: impact on muscle force and power // Muscle and exercise physiology / editor Jerzy A. Zoladz. London ; San Diego ; Cambridge ; Oxford : Elsevier Inc., 2019. ISBN 9780128145937. p. 423-432. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-814593-7.00019-0.Erskine, Robert M.; Degens, Hans. Muscle growth, repair, and preservation: a mechanistic approach // Nutrition and enhanced sports performance: muscle building, endurance and strength / edited by Debasis Bagchi, Sreejayan Nair, Chandan K. Sen. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Inc., 2019. ISBN 9780128139226. p. 291-308. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-813922-6.00025-4.Larsson, Lars; Degens, Hans; Li, Meishan; Salviati, Leonardo; Lee, Young Il; Thompson, Wesley; Kirkland, James L.; Sandri, Marco. Sarcopenia: aging-related loss of muscle mass and function // Physiological reviews. Bethesda : American Physiological Society. ISSN 0031-9333. eISSN 1522-1210. 2019, 99, 1, p. 427-511. DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00061.2017.Naderi, Aynollah; Shaabani, Fatemeh; Esmaeili, Ali; Salman, Zahra; Borella, Erika; Degens, Hans. Effects of low and moderate acute resistance exercise on executive function in community-living older adults // Sport exercise and performance psychology. Washington : American Psichological Association. ISSN 2157-3905. eISSN 2157-3913. 2019, vol. 8, iss.1, p. 106-122. DOI: 10.1037/spy0000135.Bagley, Liam; McPhee, Jamie S.; Ganse, Bergita; Müller, Klaus; Korhonen, Marko T.; Rittweger, Jörn; Degens, Hans. Similar relative decline in aerobic and anaerobic power with age in endurance and power master athletes of both sexes // Scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports. Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell. ISSN 0905-7188. eISSN 1600-0838. 2019, vol. 29, iss. 6, p. 791-799. DOI: 10.1111/sms.13404.Saini, Jasdeep; Faroni, Alessandro; Abd Al Samid, Marwah; Reid, Adam J.; Lightfoot, Adam P.; Mamchaoui, Kamel; Mouly, Vincent; Butler-Browne, Gillian; McPhee, Jamie S.; Degens, Hans; Al-Shanti, Nasser. Simplified in vitro engineering of neuromuscular junctions between rat embryonic motoneurons and immortalized human skeletal muscle cells // Stem cells and cloning-advances and applications. Albany : Dove Medical Press Ltd. ISSN 1178-6957. 2019, 12, p. 1-9. DOI: 10.2147/SCCAA.S187655.Šimunič, Boštjan; Koren, Katja; Rittweger, Jörn; Lazzer, Stefano; Reggiani, Carlo; Rejc, Enrico; Pišot, Rado; Narici, Marco; Degens, Hans. Tensiomyography detects early hallmarks of bed-rest-induced atrophy before changes in muscle architecture // Journal of applied physiology. Bethesda : American Physiological Society. ISSN 8750-7587. eISSN 1522-1601. 2019, 126, 4, p. 815-822. DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00880.2018.Onambele-Pearson, Gladys; Wullems, Jorgen; Doody, Conor; Ryan, Declan; Morse, Christopher; Degens, Hans. Influence of habitual physical behavior - sleeping, sedentarism, physical activity - on bone health in community-dwelling older people // Frontiers in physiology. Lausanne : Frontiers Media SA. ISSN 1664-042X. 2019, 10, ARTN 408, p. 1-15. DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00408.Piasecki, M.; Ireland, A.; Piasecki, J.; Degens, H.; Stashuk, D. W.; Swiecicka, A.; Rutter, M. K.; Jones, D. A.; McPhee, J. S. Long-term endurance and power training may facilitate motor unit size expansion to compensate for declining motor unit numbers in older age // Frontiers in physiology. Lausanne : Frontiers Media S.A. ISSN 1664-042X. 2019, 10, ARTN 449, p. 1-11. DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00449.Hendrickse, Paul; Degens, Hans. The role of the microcirculation in muscle function and plasticity // Journal of muscle research and cell motility. Dodrecht : Springer. ISSN 0142-4319. eISSN 1573-2657. 2019, vol. 40, no. 2, p. 127-140. DOI: 10.1007/s10974-019-09520-2.Dahl, Julian; Degens, Hans; Hildebrand, Frank; Ganse, Bergita. Age-related changes of sprint kinematics // Frontiers in physiology. Lausanne : Frontiers Media SA. ISSN 1664-042X. 2019, 10, ARTN 613, p. 1-8. DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00613.Diaz, Miguel; Parikh, Vijay; Ismail, Saira; Maxamed, Raja; Tye, Emily; Austin, Clare; Dew, Tristan; Graf, Brigitte A.; Vanhees, Luc; Degens, Hans; Azzawi, May. Differential effects of resveratrol on the dilator responses of femoral arteries, ex vivo // Nitric oxide. San Diego : Elsevier Inc. ISSN 1089-8603. eISSN 1089-8611. 2019, vol. 92, p. 1-10. DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2019.07.008.Messa, G. A. M.; Piasecki, M.; Hill, C.; McPhee, J. S.; Tallis, J.; Degens, H. Morphological alterations of mouse skeletal muscles during early ageing are muscle specific // Experimental gerontology. Oxford : Elsevier Science. ISSN 0531-5565. eISSN 1873-6815. 2019, vol. 125, 110684, p. 1-12. DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2019.110684.Amorim, Samuel; Degens, Hans; Passos Gaspar, Alexandra; De Matos, Luciana Diniz Nagem Janot. The effects of resistance exercise with blood flow restriction on flow-mediated dilation and arterial stiffness in elderly people with low gait speed: protocol for a randomized controlled trial // JMIR research protocols. Toronto : JMIR Publications. ISSN 1929-0748. 2019, vol. 8, no. 11, e14691, p. 1-9. DOI: 10.2196/14691.Zaabalawi, Azziza; Astley, Cai; Renshall, Lewis; Beards, Frances; Lightfoot, Adam P; Degens, Hans; Whitehead, Debra; Alexander, Yvonne; Harris, Lynda K; Azzawi, May. Tetramethoxystilbene-loaded liposomes restore reactive-oxygen-species-mediated attenuation of dilator responses in rat aortic vessels ex vivo // Molecules. Basel : MDPI. ISSN 1420-3049. 2019, vol. 24, iss. 23, 4360, p. 1-11. DOI: 10.3390/molecules24234360.

2018

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Paudyal, Arjun; Slevin, Mark; Maas, Huub; Degens, Hans. Time course of denervation-induced changes in gastrocnemius muscles of adult and old rats // Experimental gerontology. Oxford : Elsevier Inc. ISSN 0531-5565. eISSN 1873-6815. 2018, vol. 106, p. 165-172. DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2018.03.008.Hendrickse, Paul; Galinska, Magdalena; Hodson-Tole, Emma; Degens, Hans. An evaluation of common markers of muscle denervation in denervated young-adult and old rat gastrocnemius muscle // Experimental gerontology. Oxford : Elsevier Inc. ISSN 0531-5565. eISSN 1873-6815. 2018, vol. 106, p. 159-164. DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2018.03.007.Piasecki, J.; Ireland, A.; Piasecki, M.; Cameron, J.; McPhee, J. S.; Degens, H. The strength of weight-bearing bones is similar in amenorrheic and eumenorrheic elite long-distance runners // Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports. Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell. ISSN 0905-7188. eISSN 1600-0838. 2018, vol. 28, iss. 5, p. 1559-1568. DOI: 10.1111/sms.13062.Naderi, A.; Degens, H.; Rezvani, M. H; Shaabani, F. A retrospective comparison of physical health in regular recreational table tennis participants and sedentary elderly men // Journal of musculoskeletal and neuronal interactions. Nafplion : International society of musculoskeletal and neuronal interactions. ISSN 1108-7161. 2018, vol. 18, no. 2, p. 200-207. Prieiga per internetą: <http://www.ismni.org/jmni/pdf/72/jmni_18_200.pdf>.Piasecki, J.; McPhee, J. S.; Hannam, K.; Deere, K. C.; Elhakeem, A.; Piasecki, M.; Degens, H.; Tobias, J. H.; Ireland, A. Hip and spine bone mineral density are greater in master sprinters, but not endurance runners compared with non-athletic controls // Archives of osteoporosis. London : Springer London. ISSN 1862-3522. eISSN 1862-3514. 2018, 13, 1, 72, p. 1-9. DOI: 10.1007/s11657-018-0486-9.Koltai, Erika; Bori, Zoltan; Osvath, Peter; Ihasz, Ferenc; Peter, Szablics; Toth, Geza; Degens, Hans; Rittweger, Jörn; Boldogh, Istvan; Radak, Zsolt. Master athletes have higher miR-7, SIRT3 and SOD2 expression in skeletal muscle than age-matched sedentary controls // Redox Biology. Amsterdam : Elsevier B.V. ISSN 2213-2317. 2018, vol. 19, p. 46-51. DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2018.07.022.Degens, Hans; Wüst, Rob C. I. Water: The fountain of strength // Acta Physiologica. Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell. ISSN 1748-1708. eISSN 1748-1716. 2018, 224, 1, e13153, p. 1-2. DOI: 10.1111/apha.13153.Ganse, Bergita; Ganse, Urs; Dahl, Julian; Degens, Hans. Linear decrease in athletic performance during the human life span // Frontiers in physiology. Lausanne : Frontiers Media S.A. eISSN 1664-042X. 2018, vol. 9, article no. 1100, p. 1-13. DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01100.McPhee, Jamie S.; Cameron, James; Maden-Wilkinson, Thomas; Piasecki, Mathew; Yap, Moi Hoon; Jones, David A.; Degens, Hans. The contributions of fiber atrophy, fiber loss, in situ specific force, and voluntary activation to weakness in sarcopenia // Journals of gerontology series a-biological sciences and medical sciences. Cary : Oxford University Press. ISSN 1079-5006. eISSN 1758-535X. 2018, 73, 10, p. 1287-1294. DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gly040.Ganse, Bergita; Degens, Hans. Accelerated decline in javelin throwing performance in master athletes 70 years and older - do changes in technique play a role? // Sports medicine international open. Stuttgart : Georg Thieme Verlag. ISSN 2367-1890. 2018, vol. 2(3), p. E79-E83. DOI: 10.1055/a-0635-0584.Šimunič, Boštjan; Pišot, Rado; Rittweger, Jörn; Degens, Hans. Age-related slowing of contractile properties differs between power, endurance, and nonathletes: a tensiomyographic assessment // Journals of gerontology series a-biological sciences and medical sciences. Cary : Oxford University Press. ISSN 1079-5006. eISSN 1758-535X. 2018, vol. 73, iss. 12, p. 1602-1608. DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gly069.