Professor Hans Degens

Degens, H. (1993) Hypertrophy in the M. Plantaris of the Ageing Rat Functioning and Capillarisation Related to Fibre Types.

Degens, H. (2018) 'Human ageing: impact on muscle force and power.' In Zoladz, J.A. (ed.) Muscle and Exercise Physiology. Academic press, pp. 423-432.

Degens, H. (2018) 'Human Ageing: Impact on Muscle Force and Power. Impact on Muscle Force and Power..' Muscle and Exercise Physiology. pp. 423-432.

Erskine, R.M., Degens, H. (2018) 'Muscle Growth, Repair, and Preservation: A Mechanistic Approach.' Nutrition and Enhanced Sports Performance: Muscle Building, Endurance, and Strength. pp. 291-308.

Erskine, R., Degens, H. (2018) 'Muscle growth, repair and preservation; a mechanistic approach.' In Bagchi, D., Nair, S., Sen, C.K. (ed.) Nutrition and Enhanced Sports Performance; 2nd edition. London: Elsevier, pp. 291-308.

Degens, H. (2018) 'Human Ageing.' Muscle and Exercise Physiology. pp. 423-432.

Korhonen, M.T., Haverinen, M., Degens, H. (2014) 'Training and nutritional needs of the master sprint athlete.' Nutrition and performance in masters athletes. CRC Press,

Erskine, R.M., Degens, H. (2013) 'Muscle Growth, Repair and Preservation: A Mechanistic Approach.' In Bagchi, D., Nair, S., Sen, C.K. (ed.) Nutrition and Enhanced Sports Performance. Elsevier, pp. 247-263.

Degens, H., Anderson, R.K., Alway, S.E. (2003) 'Capillarization and vascular endothelial growth factor expression in hypertrophying anterior latissimus dorsi muscle of the Japanese quail..' pp. 577-585.

Degens, H., Salmons, S., Jarvis, J.C. (1995) 'Mean blood flow and intramuscular pressure during cyclic activity in the rabbit tibilais anterior muscle.' Proceedings EC Concerted Action Heart. Skeletal Muscle Assist Working Group, BIOMED-I. European Union, pp. 9-13.

Degens, H., Turek, Z., Binkhorst, R.A. (1993) 'Fatigue in hypertrophied m.plantaris: age, capillarization and fibre type effects..' In Sageant, A.J., Kernell, D. (ed.) Neuromuscular Fatigue. North Holland, Amsterdam: Academy Series, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences,- Elsevier, pp. 69-70.

Degens, H., Onambélé-Pearson, G.L. (2024) 'A simple framework to distinguish ‘individualistic’ from a ‘uniform rate’ of ageing within or between study populations.' GeroScience,

Messa, G.A.M., Korhonen, M.T., Degens, H. (2024) '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,

Cheragh, Z.A., Degens, H., Sakinepoor, A. (2024) '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, 38pp. 100-105.

Adeniran, I., Wadee, H., Degens, H. (2024) 'An in silico cardiomyocyte reveals the impact of changes in CaMKII signalling on cardiomyocyte contraction kinetics in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.' BioMed Research International, 2024

Wullems, J.A., Degens, H., Verschueren, S.M.P., Morse, C.I., Grant, D.M., Pearson, G. (2024) 'Sedentary behaviour (especially accumulation pattern) has an independent negative impact on skeletal muscle size and architecture in community-dwelling older adults.' PLoS One, 19(2)

Naderi, A., Alizadeh, N., Calmeiro, L., Degens, H. (2024) '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,

Wullems, J., Verschueren, S.M.P., Degens, H., Morse, C., Pearson, G. (2024) 'Concurrent Validity of Four Activity Monitors in Older Adults.' Sensors, 24(3)

Degens, H., Venckunas, T., Wüst, R.C. (2024) 'Correction to: A modelling approach to disentangle the factors limiting muscle oxygenation in smokers (European Journal of Applied Physiology, (2024), 124, 2, (457-466), 10.1007/s00421-023-05289-y).' European Journal of Applied Physiology, 124(2)

Eggelbusch, M., Charlton, B.T., Bosutti, A., Ganse, B., Giakoumaki, I., Grootemaat, A.E., Hendrickse, P.W., Jaspers, Y., Kemp, S., Kerkhoff, T.J., Noort, W., van Weeghel, M., van der Wel, N.N., Wesseling, J.R., Frings-Meuthen, P., Rittweger, J., Mulder, E.R., Jaspers, R.T., Degens, H., Wüst, R.C.I. (2024) 'The impact of bed rest on human skeletal muscle metabolism.' Cell Reports Medicine, 5(1)

Hutz, B., Degens, H., Korhonen, M.T. (2024) 'Oldies, but goldies—preserved morphology and stability of antigenic determinants in decades-old cryosections of human m. vastus lateralis.' Journal of Anatomy,

Naderi, A., Shaabani, F., Keikha, M., Degens, H. (2023) 'Is an exercise-based injury prevention programme effective in team handball players? A systematic review and meta-analysis.' Journal of Athletic Training,

Degens, H., Venckunas, T., Wüst, R.C.L. (2023) 'A modelling approach to disentangle the factors limiting muscle oxygenation in smokers.' European Journal of Applied Physiology,

Tarum, J., Degens, H., Turner, M.D., Stewart, C., Sale, C., Santos, L. (2023) 'Modelling Skeletal Muscle Ageing and Repair In Vitro.' Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 2023pp. 1-15.

Satta, S., Beal, R., Smith, R., Luo, X., Ferris, G.R., Langford-Smith, A., Teasdale, J., Ajime, T.T., Serré, J., Hazell, G., Newby, G.S., Johnson, J.L., Kurinna, S., Humphries, M.J., Gayan-Ramirez, G., Libby, P., Degens, H., Yu, B., Johnson, T., Alexander, Y., Jia, H., Newby, A.C., White, S.J. (2023) 'A Nrf2-OSGIN1&2-HSP70 axis mediates cigarette smoke-induced endothelial detachment: implications for plaque erosion.' Cardiovascular Research, 119(9) pp. 1869-1882.

Cameron, J., McPhee, J.S., Jones, D.A., Degens, H. (2023) '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, 123(6) pp. 1369-1379.

Duro-Ocana, P., Zambolin, F., Jones, A.W., Bryan, A., Moore, J., Quraishi-Akhtar, T., Mcphee, J., Degens, H., Bagley, L. (2023) 'Efficacy of supervised exercise prehabilitation programs to improve major abdominal surgery outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.' Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 86pp. 111053-111053.

Darabseh, M.Z., Selfe, J., Morse, C.I., Aburub, A., Degens, H. (2022) '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, 19(21) pp. 14034-14034.

Sanders, K.H., Chousou, P.A., Carver, K., Pugh, P.J., Degens, H., Azzawi, M. (2022) 'Benefits of support groups for patients living with implantable cardioverter defibrillators: a mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis.' Open Heart, 9(2) pp. e002021-e002021.

Venckunas, T., Degens, H. (2022) 'Genetic polymorphisms of muscular fitness in young healthy men..' PLoS One, 17(9) pp. e0275179-e0275179.

Zaabalawi, A., Renshall, L., Beards, F., Lightfoot, A.P., Degens, H., Alexander, Y., Hasan, R., Bilal, H., Graf, B.A., Harris, L.K., Azzawi, M. (2022) '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, 14(10) pp. 2046-2046.

Hendrickse, P.W., Wüst, R.C.I., Ganse, B., Giakoumaki, I., Rittweger, J., Bosutti, A., Degens, H. (2022) 'Capillary rarefaction during bed rest is proportionally less than fibre atrophy and loss of oxidative capacity.' Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 13(6) pp. 2712-2723.

Naderi, A., Mousavi, S.H., Katzman, W.B., Rostami, K.D., Goli, S., Rezvani, M.H., Degens, H. (2022) 'Kinesiotaping as an adjunct to exercise therapy for symptomatic and asymptomatic swimmers: A randomized controlled trial.' Science and Sports, 37(5-6) pp. 492.e1-492.e11.

Swaminathan, A., Cesanelli, L., Venckunas, T., Degens, H. (2022) 'Impact of methionine restriction on muscle aerobic metabolism and hypertrophy in young and old mice on an obesogenic diet.' Growth Factors, 40(3-4) pp. 108-118.

Khanal, P., Morse, C.I., He, L., Herbert, A.J., Onambélé-Pearson, G.L., Degens, H., Thomis, M., Williams, A.G., Stebbings, G.K. (2022) 'Polygenic Models Partially Predict Muscle Size and Strength but Not Low Muscle Mass in Older Women.' Genes, 13(6) pp. 982-982.

Amorim, S., Gaspar, A.P., Degens, H., Cendoroglo, M.S., de Mello Franco, F.G., Ritti-Dias, R.M., Cucato, G.G., Rolnick, N., de Matos, L.D.N.J. (2022) 'The Effect of a Single Bout of Resistance Exercise with Blood Flow Restriction on Arterial Stiffness in Older People with Slow Gait Speed: A Pilot Randomized Study..' Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 9(3)

Orlando, G., Balducci, S., Boulton, A.J.M., Degens, H., Reeves, N.D. (2021) 'Neuromuscular dysfunction and exercise training in people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a narrative review.' Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 183pp. 109183-109183.

Khanal, P., Williams, A.G., He, L., Stebbings, G.K., Onambele-Pearson, G.L., Thomis, M., Degens, H., Morse, C.I. (2021) 'Sarcopenia, obesity, and sarcopenic obesity: Relationship with skeletal muscle phenotypes and single nucleotide polymorphisms.' Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(21)

Thot, G.K., Berwanger, C., Mulder, E., Lee, J.K., Lichterfeld, Y., Ganse, B., Giakoumaki, I., Degens, H., Duran, I., Schönau, E., Clemen, C.S., Brachvogel, B., Rittweger, J. (2021) 'Effects of long-term immobilisation on endomysium of the soleus muscle in humans.' Experimental Physiology, 106(10) pp. 2038-2045.

Ganse, B., Braczynski, A.K., Hoog Antink, C., Knobe, M., Pohlemann, T., Degens, H. (2021) 'Acceleration of Longitudinal Track and Field Performance Declines in Athletes Who Still Compete at the Age of 100 Years.' Frontiers in Physiology, 12

Ocana, P.D., Darabseh, M.Z., Ishihara, K., Aburub, A., Zambolin, F., Montgomery, G., Mills, R., Scorcelletti, M., Cameron, J., Ganse, B., Degens, H., Bagley, L. (2021) 'Age-related declines in muscle and respiratory function are proportionate to declines in performance in Master Track Cyclists.' European Journal of Applied Physiology, 121(12) pp. 3447-3457.

Ireland, A., Mittag, U., Degens, H., Felsenberg, D., Heinonen, A., Koltai, E., Korhonen, M.T., McPhee, J.S., Mekjavic, I., Pisot, R., Rawer, R., Radak, Z., Simunic, B., Suominen, H., Rittweger, J. (2021) '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, 110(2) pp. 196-203.

Darabseh, M.Z., Selfe, J., Morse, C.I., Degens, H. (2021) 'Impact of vaping and smoking on maximum respiratory pressures and respiratory function.' International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 26(1) pp. 421-431.

Khanal, P., He, L., Degens, H., Stebbings, G.K., Onambele-Pearson, G.L., Williams, A.G., Thomis, M., Morse, C.I. (2021) 'Dietary protein requirement threshold and micronutrients profile in healthy older women based on relative skeletal muscle mass.' Nutrients, 13(9)

Hendrickse, P.W., Venckunas, T., Platkevicius, J., Kairaitis, R., Kamandulis, S., Snieckus, A., Stasiulis, A., Vitkiene, J., Subocius, A., Degens, H. (2021) 'Endurance training-induced increase in muscle oxidative capacity without loss of muscle mass in younger and older resistance-trained men.' European Journal of Applied Physiology, 121(11) pp. 3161-3172.

Ajime, T.T., Serré, J., Wüst, R.C.I., Burniston, J.G., Maes, K., Janssens, W., Troosters, T., Gayan-Ramirez, G., Degens, H. (2021) 'The combination of smoking with vitamin D deficiency impairs skeletal muscle fiber hypertrophy in response to overload in mice..' Journal of Applied Physiology, 131(1) pp. 339-351.

Aguiar, S.S., Rosa, T.S., Neves, R.V.P., Leite, P.L.A., Maciel, L.A., Gutierrez, S.D., Rosa, E.C., Andrade, R.V., Degens, H., Korhonen, M.T., Lewis, J.E., Simões, H.G. (2021) 'Telomere Length, SIRT1, and Insulin in Male Master Athletes: The Path to Healthy Longevity?.' International Journal of Sports Medicine, 43(1) pp. 29-33.

Degens, H., Attias, J., Evans, D., Wilkins, F., Hodson-Tole, E. (2021) 'The mobility limitation in healthy older people is due to weakness and not slower muscle contractile properties..' PLoS One, 16(6) pp. e0253531-e0253531.

Darabseh, M.Z., Maden-Wilkinson, T.M., Welbourne, G., Wüst, R.C.I., Ahmed, N., Aushah, H., Selfe, J., Morse, C.I., Degens, H. (2021) 'Fourteen days of smoking cessation improves muscle fatigue resistance and reverses markers of systemic inflammation.' Scientific Reports, 11

Tickle, P.G., Hendrickse, P.W., Weightman, A., Nazir, M.H., Degens, H., Egginton, S. (2021) 'Impaired skeletal muscle fatigue resistance during cardiac hypertrophy is prevented by functional overload- or exercise-induced functional capillarity.' Journal of Physiology, 599(15) pp. 3715-3733.

Ganse, B., Degens, H. (2021) 'Declining track and field performance trends in recent years in the Austrian best results 1897-2019..' The Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions, 21(2) pp. 196-205.

Paudyal, A., Degens, H., Baan, G.C., Noort, W., Slevin, M., van Wegen, E., Kwakkel, G., Maas, H. (2021) '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, 121(9) pp. 2509-2519.

Barbosa, L.P., da Silva Aguiar, S., Santos, P.A., Dos Santos Rosa, T., Maciel, L.A., de Deus, L.A., Neves, R.V.P., de Araújo Leite, P.L., Gutierrez, S.D., Sousa, C.V., Korhonen, M.T., Degens, H., Simões, H.G. (2021) 'Relationship between inflammatory biomarkers and testosterone levels in male master athletes and non-athletes.' Experimental Gerontology, 151pp. 111407-111407.

Ganse, B., Degens, H. (2021) 'Current Insights in the Age-related Decline in Sports Performance of the Older Athlete.' International Journal of Sports Medicine, 42(10) pp. 879-888.

Suominen, T.H., Alén, M., Törmäkangas, T., Degens, H., Rittweger, J., Heinonen, A., Suominen, H., Korhonen, M.T. (2021) 'Regular Strength and Sprint Training Counteracts Bone Aging: A 10-Year Follow-Up in Male Masters Athletes.' JBMR Plus, 5(7) pp. e10513-e10513.

Onambélé-Pearson, G.L., Tomlinson, D.J., Morse, C.I., Degens, H. (2021) 'A prolonged hiatus in postmenopausal HRT, does not nullify the therapy’s positive impact on ageing related sarcopenia.' PLoS One, 16(5) pp. e0250813-e0250813.

Saini, J., Faroni, A., Reid, A.J., Mouly, V., Butler-Browne, G., Lightfoot, A.P., McPhee, J.S., Degens, H., Al-Shanti, N. (2021) 'Cross-talk between motor neurons and myotubes via endogenously secreted neural and muscular growth factors..' Physiological Reports, 9(8)

Degens, H., Swaminathan, A., Tallis, J. (2021) 'A High Fat Diet Aggravates the Age-Related Decline in Skeletal Muscle Structure and Function.' Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, 49(4) pp. 253-259.

Kramer, A., Venegas-Carro, M., Zange, J., Sies, W., Maffiuletti, N.A., Gruber, M., Degens, H., Moreno-Villanueva, M., Mulder, E. (2021) '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, 121(7) pp. 2015-2026.

Naderi, A., Bagheri, S., Ramazanian Ahoor, F., Moen, M.H., Degens, H. (2021) 'Foot Orthoses Enhance the Effectiveness of Exercise, Shockwave, and Ice Therapy in the Management of Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome.' Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 32(3) pp. e251-e260.

Khanal, P., He, L., Stebbings, G.K., Onambele-Pearson, G.L., Degens, H., Williams, A.G., Thomis, M., Morse, C.I. (2021) 'Static one-leg standing balance test as a screening tool for low muscle mass in healthy elderly women.' Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 33(7) pp. 1831-1839.

Tallis, J., Shelley, S., Degens, H., Hill, C. (2021) 'Age-related skeletal muscle dysfunction is aggravated by obesity: An investigation of contractile function, implications and treatment.' Biomolecules, 11(3) pp. 1-31.

Hoog Antink, C., Braczynski, A.K., Kleerekoper, A., Degens, H., Ganse, B. (2021) '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, 76(8) pp. 1376-1381.

Swaminathan, A., Fokin, A., Venckūnas, T., Degens, H. (2021) 'Methionine restriction plus overload improves skeletal muscle and metabolic health in old mice on a high fat diet.' Scientific Reports, 11(1)

Hendrickse, P., Degens, H. (2021) 'Unpreserved muscle function in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: diffusion limitations defused.' Journal of Physiology, 599(5) pp. 1361-1362.

Aguiar, S.S., Sousa, C.V., Santos, P.A., Barbosa, L.P., Maciel, L.A., Coelho-Júnior, H.J., Motta-Santos, D., Rosa, T.S., Degens, H., Simões, H.G. (2020) 'Master athletes have longer telomeres than age-matched non-athletes. A systematic review, meta-analysis and discussion of possible mechanisms.' Experimental Gerontology, 146pp. 111212-111212.

Ganse, B., Bosutti, A., Drey, M., Degens, H. (2020) 'Sixty days of head-down tilt bed rest with or without artificial gravity do not affect the neuromuscular secretome.' Experimental Cell Research, 399(2) pp. 112463-112463.

Khanal, P., He, L., Herbert, A.J., Stebbings, G.K., Onambele-Pearson, G.L., Degens, H., Morse, C.I., Thomis, M., Williams, A.G. (2020) 'The Association of Multiple Gene Variants with Ageing Skeletal Muscle Phenotypes in Elderly Women.' Genes, 11(12) pp. 1459-1459.

Hendrickse, P.W., Krusnauskas, R., Hodson-Tole, E., Venckunas, T., Degens, H. (2020) 'Endurance exercise plus overload induces fatigue resistance and similar hypertrophy in mice irrespective of muscle mass.' Experimental Physiology, 105(12) pp. 2110-2122.

Ganse, B., Kleerekoper, A., Knobe, M., Hildebrand, F., Degens, H. (2020) 'Longitudinal trends in master track and field performance throughout the aging process: 83,209 results from Sweden in 16 athletics disciplines.' GeroScience, 42(6) pp. 1609-1620.

Saini, J., Faroni, A., Reid, A.J., Mamchaoui, K., Mouly, V., Butler-Browne, G., Lightfoot, A.P., McPhee, J.S., Degens, H., Al-Shanti, N. (2020) 'A Novel Bioengineered Functional Motor Unit Platform to Study Neuromuscular Interaction..' Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9(10)

Naderi, A., Goli, S., Shephard, R.J., Degens, H. (2020) 'Six-month table tennis training improves body composition, bone health and physical performance in untrained older men; a randomized controlled trial.' Science and Sports, 36(1) pp. 72.e1-72.e9.

Attias, J., Grassi, A., Bosutti, A., Ganse, B., Degens, H., Drey, M. (2020) 'Head-down tilt bed rest with or without artificial gravity is not associated with motor unit remodeling.' European Journal of Applied Physiology, 120(11) pp. 2407-2415.

Messa, G.A.M., Piasecki, M., Rittweger, J., McPhee, J.S., Koltai, E., Radak, Z., Simunic, B., Heinonen, A., Suominen, H., Korhonen, M.T., Degens, H. (2020) 'Absence of an ageing-related increase in fibre type grouping in athletes and non-athletes.' Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 30(11) pp. 2057-2069.

Hendrickse, P.W., Krusnauskas, R., Hodson-Tole, E., Venckunas, T., Degens, H. (2020) 'Regular endurance exercise of overloaded muscle of young and old male mice does not attenuate hypertrophy and improves fatigue resistance.' GeroScience, 43(2) pp. 741-757.

Darabseh, M.Z., Selfe, J., Morse, C.I., Degens, H. (2020) 'Is vaping better than smoking for cardiorespiratory and muscle function?.' Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 15(1) pp. 674-674.

Naderi, A., Moen, M.H., Degens, H. (2020) '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, 38(20) pp. 2350-2358.

Simões, H.G., Rosa, T.S., Sousa, C.V., Aguiar, S.D.S., Motta-Santos, D., Degens, H., Korhonen, M.T., Campbell, C.S.G. (2020) '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, 2pp. 87-87.

Ireland, A., Mittag, U., Degens, H., Felsenberg, D., Ferretti, J.L., Heinonen, A., Koltai, E., Korhonen, M.T., McPhee, J.S., Mekjavic, I., Piasecki, J., Pisot, R., Radak, Z., Simunic, B., Suominen, H., Wilks, D.C., Winwood, K., Rittweger, J. (2020) '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, 15(1) pp. 87-87.

Ganse, B., Drey, M., Hildebrand, F., Knobe, M., Degens, H. (2020) 'Performance declines are accelerated in the oldest-old track and field athletes 80 to 94 years of age.' Rejuvenation research, 24(1) pp. 20-27.

Montgomery, G., McPhee, J., Pääsuke, M., Sipilä, S., Maier, A.B., Hogrel, J.Y., Degens, H. (2020) 'Determinants of Performance in the Timed Up-and-Go and Six-Minute Walk Tests in Young and Old Healthy Adults.' Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9(5) pp. 1561-1561.

Degens, H., Jones, D.A. (2020) 'Are Force Enhancement after Stretch and Muscle Fatigue Due to Effects of Elevated Inorganic Phosphate and Low Calcium on Cross Bridge Kinetics?.' Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 56(5)

Paudyal, A., Ghinea, F.S., Driga, M.P., Fang, W.H., Alessandri, G., Combes, L., Degens, H., Slevin, M., Hermann, D.M., Popa-Wagner, A. (2020) 'p5 Peptide-Loaded Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promote Neurological Recovery After Focal Cerebral Ischemia in a Rat Model..' Translational Stroke Research, 12pp. 125-135.

Ganse, B., Degens, H. (2020) '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, 2pp. 31-31.

Naderi, A., Baloochi, R., Rostami, K.D., Fourchet, F., Degens, H. (2020) 'Obesity and foot muscle strength are associated with high dynamic plantar pressure during running.' The Foot, 44pp. 101683-101683.

Messa, G.A.M., Piasecki, M., Hurst, J., Hill, C., Tallis, J., Degens, H. (2020) 'The impact of a high-fat diet in mice is dependent on duration and age, and differs between muscles..' The Journal of Experimental Biology, 223(6)

Bosutti, A., Mulder, E., Zange, J., Bühlmeier, J., Ganse, B., Degens, H. (2020) '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, 120(5) pp. 969-983.

Dahl, J., Degens, H., Hildebrand, F., Ganse, B. (2020) 'Do changes in middle-distance running kinematics contribute to the age-related decline in performance?.' Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions, 20(1) pp. 94-100.

Khanal, P., He, L., Stebbings, G., Onambele-Pearson, G.L., Degens, H., Williams, A., Thomis, M., Morse, C.I. (2020) 'Prevalence and association of single nucleotide polymorphisms with sarcopenia in older women depends on definition.' Scientific Reports, 10(1) pp. 2913-2913.

Tickle, P.G., Hendrickse, P.W., Degens, H., Egginton, S. (2020) 'Impaired skeletal muscle performance as a consequence of random functional capillary rarefaction can be restored with overload-dependent angiogenesis..' The Journal of Physiology, 598(6) pp. 1187-1203.

Ajime, T.T., Serré, J., Wüst, R.C.I., Messa, G.A.M., Poffé, C., Swaminathan, A., Maes, K., Janssens, W., Troosters, T., Degens, H., Gayan-Ramirez, G. (2020) 'Two weeks smoking cessation reverses cigarette smoke-induced skeletal muscle atrophy and mitochondrial dysfunction in mice.' Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 23(1) pp. 143-151.

Blottner, D., Hastermann, M., Weber, R., Lenz, R., Gambara, G., Limper, U., Rittweger, J., Bosutti, A., Degens, H., Salanova, M. (2020) 'Reactive Jumps Preserve Skeletal Muscle Structure, Phenotype, and Myofiber Oxidative Capacity in Bed Rest.' Frontiers in Physiology, 10

Messa, G.A.M., Piasecki, M., Hurst, J., Hill, C., Tallis, J., Degens, H. (2020) 'The impact of a high-fat diet in mice is dependent on duration and age, and differs between muscles..' J Exp Biol,

Naderi, A., Rezvani, M.H., Degens, H. (2020) 'Foam Rolling and Muscle and Joint Proprioception After Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage..' Journal of Athletic Training, 55(1)

Kamandulis, S., Janusevicius, D., Snieckus, A., Satkunskienė, D., Skurvydas, A., Degens, H. (2019) 'High-velocity elastic-band training improves hamstring muscle activation and strength in basketball players.' The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 60(3) pp. 380-387.

Zaabalawi, A., Astley, C., Renshall, L., Beards, F., Lightfoot, A.P., Degens, H., Whitehead, D., Alexander, Y., Harris, L.K., Azzawi, M. (2019) 'Tetramethoxystilbene-Loaded Liposomes Restore Reactive-Oxygen-Species-Mediated Attenuation of Dilator Responses in Rat Aortic Vessels Ex vivo.' Molecules, 24(23)

Amorim, S., Degens, H., Passos Gaspar, A., De Matos, L.D.N.J. (2019) '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, 8(11)

Diaz, M., Degens, H., Azzawi, M. (2019) 'Acute resveratrol supplementation in coronary artery disease: towards patient stratification.' Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal, 54(1) pp. 14-19.

Messa, G.A.M., Piasecki, M., Hill, C., McPhee, J.S., Tallis, J., Degens, H. (2019) 'Morphological alterations of mouse skeletal muscles during early ageing are muscle specific.' Experimental Gerontology, 125pp. 110684-110684.

Cameron, J., McPhee, J.S., Jones, D.A., Degens, H. (2019) 'Five-year longitudinal changes in thigh muscle mass of septuagenarian men and women assessed with DXA and MRI.' Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 32(4) pp. 617-624.

Azzawi, M., Diaz, M., Degens, H. (2019) 'Differential effects of resveratrol on the dilator responses of femoral arteries, ex vivo.' Nitric Oxide: Biology and Chemistry, 92pp. 1-10.

Dahl, J., Degens, H., Hildebrand, F., Ganse, B. (2019) 'Age-Related Changes of Sprint Kinematics..' Frontiers in physiology, 10

Hendrickse, P., Degens, H. (2019) 'The role of the microcirculation in muscle function and plasticity.' Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, 40(2) pp. 127-140.

Amorim, S., Degens, H., Passos Gaspar, A., De Matos, L.D.N.J. (2019) '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 (Preprint).'

Onambele-Pearson, G., Wullems, J., Doody, C., Ryan, D., Morse, C., Degens, H. (2019) 'Influence of Habitual Physical Behavior - Sleeping, Sedentarism, Physical Activity - On Bone Health in Community-Dwelling Older People..' Frontiers in Physiology, 10

Degens, H., Stasiulis, A., Skurvydas, A., Statkeviciene, B., Venckunas, T. (2019) 'Physiological comparison between non-athletes, endurance, power and team athletes.' European Journal of Applied Physiology, 119(6) pp. 1377-1386.

Bagley, L., McPhee, J.S., Ganse, B., Müller, K., Korhonen, M.T., Rittweger, J., Degens, H. (2019) 'Similar relative decline in aerobic and anaerobic power with age in endurance and power master athletes of both sexes.' Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports, 29(6) pp. 791-799.

Naderi, A., Shaabani, F., Esmaeili, A., Salman, Z., Borella, E., Degens, H. (2019) 'Effects of Low and Moderate Acute Resistance Exercise on Executive Function in Community-Living Older Adults.' Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 8(1) pp. 106-122.

Šimunič, B., Koren, K., Rittweger, J., Lazzer, S., Reggiani, C., Rejc, E., Pišot, R., Narici, M., Degens, H. (2019) 'Tensiomyography detects early hallmarks of bed-rest-induced atrophy before changes in muscle architecture.' Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 126(4) pp. 815-822.

Saini, J., Faroni, A., Abd Al Samid, M., Reid, A.J., Lightfoot, A.P., Mamchaoui, K., Mouly, V., Butler-Browne, G., McPhee, J.S., Degens, H., Al-Shanti, N. (2019) 'Simplified in vitro engineering of neuromuscular junctions between rat embryonic motoneurons and immortalized human skeletal muscle cells.' Stem Cells and Cloning : Advances and Applications, 12pp. 1-9.

Piasecki, M., Ireland, A., Piasecki, J., Degens, H., Stashuk, D.W., Swiecicka, A., Rutter, M.K., Jones, D.A., McPhee, J.S. (2019) '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, 10pp. 449-449.

Larsson, L., Degens, H., Li, M., Salviati, L., Lee, Y.I., Thompson, W., Kirkland, J.L., Sandri, M. (2019) 'Sarcopenia; Aging-related loss of muscle mass and function.' Physiological Reviews, 99(1) pp. 427-511.

de Lázaro, I., Yilmazer, A., Nam, Y., Qubisi, S., Razak, F.M.A., Degens, H., Cossu, G., Kostarelos, K. (2018) 'Non-viral, Tumor-free Induction of Transient Cell Reprogramming in Mouse Skeletal Muscle to Enhance Tissue Regeneration.' Molecular Therapy, 27(1) pp. 59-75.

McPhee, J.S., Cameron, J., Maden-Wilkinson, T., Piasecki, M., Yap, M.H., Jones, D.A., Degens, H. (2018) 'The contributions of fibre atrophy, fibre loss, in situ specific force and voluntary activation to weakness in sarcopenia..' Journals of Gerontology, Series A, 73(10) pp. 1287-1294.

Ganse, B., Degens, H. (2018) 'Accelerated Decline in Javelin Throwing Performance in Master Athletes 70 Years and Older - Do Changes in Technique Play a Role?.' SMIO / Sports Medicine International Open, 2(3) pp. E79-E83.

Ganse, B., Ganse, U., Dahl, J., Degens, H. (2018) 'Linear decrease in athletic performance during the human life span.' Frontiers in Physiology, 9pp. 1-13.

Naderi, A., Degens, H., Sakinepoor, A. (2018) 'Arch-support foot-orthoses normalize dynamic in-shoe foot pressure distribution in medial tibial stress syndrome.' European journal of sport science, 19(2) pp. 247-257.

Koltai, E., Bori, Z., Osvath, P., Ihasz, F., Peter, S., Toth, G., Degens, H., Rittweger, J., Boldogh, I., Radak, Z. (2018) 'Master athletes have higher miR-7, SIRT3 and SOD2 expression in skeletal muscle than age-matched sedentary controls..' Redox biology, 19pp. 46-51.

Piasecki, J., McPhee, J.S., Hannam, K., Deere, K.C., Elhakeem, A., Piasecki, M., Degens, H., Tobias, J.H., Ireland, A. (2018) 'Hip and spine bone mineral density are greater in master sprinters, but not endurance runners compared with non-athletic controls..' Archives of osteoporosis, 13(1) pp. 1-9.

Degens, H., Wüst, R.C.I. (2018) 'Water: The fountain of strength.' Acta physiologica (Oxford, England), 224(1) pp. 1-2.

Naderi, A., Degens, H., Rezyani, M.H., Shaabani, F. (2018) 'A retrospective comparison of physical health in regular recreational table tennis participants and sedentary elderly men..' Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions (JMNI), 18(2) pp. 200-207.

Paudyal, A., Slevin, M., Maas, H., Degens, H. (2018) 'Time course of denervation-induced changes in gastrocnemius muscles of adult and old rats..' Experimental Gerontology, 106pp. 165-172.

Piasecki, J.L., Ireland, A., Piasecki, M., Cameron, J., McPhee, J., Degens, H. (2018) 'The strength of weight-bearing bones is similar in amenorrheic and eumenorrheic elite long-distance runners.' Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 28(5) pp. 1559-1568.

Šimunic, B., Pišot, R., Rittweger, J., Degens, H. (2018) 'Age-related Slowing of Contractile Properties Differs between Power-, Endurance- and non-athletes; a Tensiomyographic Assessment..' Journals of Gerontology, Series A, 73(12) pp. 1602-1608.

Mickevičius, M., Degens, H., Kesminas, R., Rutkauskas, S., Satkunskienė, D., Vadopalas, K., Pukėnas, K., Jürimäe, J., Skurvydas, A., Kamandulis, S. (2018) 'Early anterior knee pain in male adolescent basketball players is related to body height and abnormal knee morphology.' Physical Therapy in Sport, 32pp. 273-281.

Hendrickse, P., Galinska, M., Hodson-Tole, E., Degens, H. (2018) 'An evaluation of common markers of muscle denervation in denervated young-adult and old rat gastrocnemius muscle..' Experimental Gerontology, 106pp. 159-164.

Ahmad, E., Goyal, M., McPhee, J.S., Degens, H., Yap, M.H. (2018) 'Semantic Segmentation of Human Thigh Quadriceps Muscle in Magnetic Resonance Images.'

Wullems, J.A., Verschueren, S.M.P., Degens, H., Morse, C.I., Onambélé, G.L. (2017) 'Performance of thigh-mounted triaxial accelerometer algorithms in objective quantification of sedentary behaviour and physical activity in older adults.' PLoS ONE, 12(11)

Simunic, B., Degens, H., Koren, K., Zavrsnik, J., Vomut, T., Pisot, R. (2017) 'Tensiomyographic assessment of muscle contractile properties in 9- to 14-year old children.' International Journal of Sports Medicine, 38(9) pp. 659-665.

Simunic, B., Degens, H., Zavrsnik, J., Koren, K., Volmut, T., Pisot, R. (2017) 'Erratum: Correction: Tensiomyographic Assessment of Muscle Contractile Properties in 9- to 14-Year Old Children (International journal of sports medicine (2017) 38 9 (659-665)).' International journal of sports medicine, 38(9)

Nye, G.A., Sakellariou, G.K., Degens, H., Lightfoot, A.P. (2017) 'Muscling in on mitochondrial sexual dimorphism; role of mitochondrial dimorphism in skeletal muscle health and disease.' Clinical Science, 131(15) pp. 1919-1922.

Barnouin, Y., McPhee, J.S., Butler-Browne, G., Bosutti, A., De Vito, G., Jones, D.A., Narici, M., Behin, A., Hogrel, J.Y., Degens, H. (2017) 'Coupling between skeletal muscle fiber size and capillarization is maintained during healthy aging.' Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 8(4) pp. 647-659.

Lynch, S., Ramos, J., Jones, D.A., Degens, H. (2017) 'Hysteresis in muscle.' International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, 27(1) pp. 1730003-1730003.

Mickevičius, M., Rutkauskas, S., Sipavičienė, S., Skurvydas, A., Jürimäe, J., Degens, H., Kamandulis, S. (2016) 'Absence of Bilateral Differences in Child Baseball Players with Throwing-related Pain.' International Journal of Sports Medicine, 37(12) pp. 952-957.

van Ginkel, S., Ruoss, S., Valdivieso, P., Degens, H., Waldron, S., de Haan, A., Flück, M. (2016) 'ACE inhibition modifies exercise-induced pro-angiogenic and mitochondrial gene transcript expression..' Scand J Med Sci Sports, 26(10) pp. 1180-1187.

Diaz, M., Degens, H., Vanhees, L., Austin, C., Azzawi, M. (2016) 'The Effects of Resveratrol on Aging Vessels.' Experimental Gerontology, 85pp. 41-47.

Bosutti, A., Salanova, M., Blottner, D., Buehlmeier, J., Mulder, E., Rittweger, J., Yap, M.H., Ganse, B., Degens, H. (2016) 'Whey protein with potassium bicarbonate supplement attenuates the reduction in muscle oxidative capacity during 19 days bed rest.' Journal of Applied Physiology, 121(4) pp. 838-848.

Omairi, S., Matsakas, A., Degens, H., Kretz, O., Hansson, K.A., Solbrå, A.V., Bruusgaard, J.C., Joch, B., Sartori, R., Giallourou, N., Mitchell, R., Collins-Hooper, H., Foster, K., Pasternack, A., Ritvos, O., Sandri, M., Narkar, V., Swann, J.R., Huber, T., Patel, K. (2016) 'Enhanced exercise and regenerative capacity in a mouse model that violates size constraints of oxidative muscle fibres.' eLife, 5(AUGUST)

Grant, R.A., Cielen, N., Maes, K., Heulens, N., Galli, G., Janssens, W., Gayan-Ramirez, G., Degens, H. (2016) 'The effects of smoking on whisker movements: a quantitative measure of exploratory behaviour in rodents.' Behavioural Processes, 128pp. 17-23.

Wullems, J.A., Verschueren, S.M.P., Degens, H., Morse, C.I., Onambele-Pearson, G.L. (2016) 'A review of the prevalence of sedentarism in older adults, its physiology/health impact and non-exercise mobility counter-measures.' Biogerontology, 17(3) pp. 547-565.

Ballak, S.B., Busé-Pot, T., Harding, P.J., Yap, M.H., Deldicque, L., de Haan, A., Jaspers, R.T., Degens, H. (2016) 'Blunted angiogenesis and hypertrophy are associated with increased fatigue resistance and unchanged aerobic capacity in old overloaded mouse muscle..' Age (Dordr), 38

McPhee, J.S., French, D.P., Jackson, D., Nazroo, J., Pendleton, N., Degens, H. (2016) 'Physical activity in older age: perspectives for healthy ageing and frailty.' Biogerontology, 17(3) pp. 567-580.

Cheng, S., Degens, H., Evans, M., Cheng, S.M., Selänne, H., Rittweger, J., Heinonen, A., Suominen, H., Strandberg, T., Alen, M., Korhonen, M.T. (2016) 'What makes a 97-year-old man cycle 5,000 km a year?.' Gerontology: international journal of experimental, clinical, behavioral, regenerative and technical gerontology, 62(5) pp. 508-512.

Ballak, S.B., Yap, M.H., Harding, P.J., Degens, H. (2016) 'Validation of a New Semi-Automated Technique to Evaluate Muscle Capillarization..' Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 876

Bosutti, A., Egginton, S., Barnouin, Y., Ganse, B., Rittweger, J., Degens, H. (2015) 'Local capillary supply in muscle is not determined by local oxidative capacity.' Journal of experimental biology, 218

Beijer, Å., Degens, H., Weber, T., Rosenberger, A., Gehlert, S., Herrera, F., Kohl-Bareis, M., Zange, J., Bloch, W., Rittweger, J. (2015) 'Microcirculation of skeletal muscle adapts differently to a resistive exercise intervention with and without superimposed whole-body vibrations.' Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 35(6) pp. 425-435.

Meijer, J.P., Jaspers, R.T., Rittweger, J., Seynnes, O.R., Kamandulis, S., Brazaitis, M., Skurvydas, A., Pisot, R., Simunic, B., Narici, M.V., Degens, H. (2015) 'Single muscle fibre contractile properties differ between body-builders, power athletes and control subjects.' EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY, 100

Bosutti, A., Degens, H. (2015) 'Erratum: The impact of resveratrol and hydrogen peroxide on muscle cell plasticity shows a dose-dependent interaction(Scientific Reports 5(8093) 10.1038/srep08093).' Scientific Reports, 5

Jones, D.A., McPhee, J.S., Degens, H. (2015) 'Is ageing 'highly individualistic'?.' J Physiol, 593(14)

Plas, R.L., Degens, H., Meijer, J.P., de Wit, G.M., Philippens, I.H., Bobbert, M.F., Jaspers, R.T. (2015) 'Muscle contractile properties as an explanation of the higher mean power output in marmosets than humans during jumping..' Journal of experimental biology, 218

Maden-Wilkinson, T.M., McPhee, J.S., Jones, D.A., Degens, H. (2015) 'Age-Related Loss of Muscle Mass, Strength, and Power and Their Association With Mobility in Recreationally-Active Older Adults in the United Kingdom..' J Aging Phys Act, 23(3) pp. 352-360.

Ireland, A., Degens, H., Ganse, B., Maden-Wilkinson, T.M., Wilks, D.C., Rittweger, J. (2015) 'Greater tibial bone strength in male tennis players than controls in the absence of greater muscle output.' Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, 3

Ireland, A., Degens, H., Maffulli, N., Rittweger, J. (2015) 'Tennis Service Stroke Benefits Humerus Bone: Is Torsion the Cause?.' Calcified Tissue International, 97

Bosutti, A., Degens, H. (2015) 'The impact of resveratrol and hydrogen peroxide on muscle cell plasticity shows a dose-dependent interaction.' Scientific Reports, 5

Degens, H., Gayan-Ramirez, G., van Hees, H.W. (2015) 'Smoking-induced Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction: From Evidence to Mechanisms.' American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, In press

Ballak, S.B., Jaspers, R.T., Deldicque, L., Chalil, S., Peters, E.L., de Haan, A., Degens, H. (2015) 'Blunted hypertrophic response in old mouse muscle is associated with a lower satellite cell density and is not alleviated by resveratrol.' Experimental Gerontology, 62

Blottner, D., Bosutti, A., Degens, H., Schiffl, G., Gutsmann, M., Buehlmeier, J., Rittweger, J., Ganse, B., Heer, M., Salanova, M. (2014) 'Whey protein plus bicarbonate supplement has little effects on structural atrophy and proteolysis marker immunopatterns in skeletal muscle disuse during 21 days of bed rest.' Journal of musculoskeletal and neuronal interactions, 14

Ballak, S.B., Degens, H., Busé-Pot, T., de Haan, A., Jaspers, R.T. (2014) 'Plantaris muscle weakness in old mice: relative contributions of changes in specific force, muscle mass, myofiber cross-sectional area, and number.' Age, 36(6)

Drey, M., Sieber, C.C., Degens, H., McPhee, J., Korhonen, M.T., Müller, K., Ganse, B., Rittweger, J. (2014) 'Relation between muscle mass, motor units and type of training in master athletes..' Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 36

Mcphee, J.S., Maden-Wilkinson, T.M., Narici, M.V., Jones, D.A., Degens, H. (2014) 'Knee extensor fatigue resistance of young and older men and women performing sustained and brief intermittent isometric contractions.' Muscle & Nerve, 50

Erskine, R.M., Williams, A.G., Jones, D.A., Stewart, C.E., Degens, H. (2014) 'The individual and combined influence of ACE and ACTN3 genotypes on muscle phenotypes before and after strength training..' Scand J Med Sci Sports, 24(4) pp. 642-648.

Weber, T., Ducos, M., Mulder, E., Beijer, A., Herrera, F., Zange, J., Degens, H., Bloch, W., Rittweger, J. (2014) 'The relationship between exercise-induced muscle fatigue, arterial blood flow and muscle perfusion after 56 days local muscle unloading.' Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging,

Ireland, A., Maden-Wilkinson, T., Ganse, B., Degens, H., Rittweger, J. (2014) 'Effects of age and starting age upon side asymmetry in the arms of veteran tennis players: a cross-sectional study.' Osteoporosis International, 25

Ahmad, E., Yap, M.H., Degens, H., McPhee, J. (2014) 'Enhancement of MRI Human Thigh Muscles Segmentation by Template-based Framework.' IEEE Explorer,

Barnouin, Y., McPhee, J.S., Butler-Browne, G., Bosutti, A., de Vito, G., Jones, D.A., Narici, M., Behin, A., Hogrel, J.Y., Degens, H. 'Coupling between skeletal muscle fiber size and capillarization is a fundamental characteristic that is maintained during healthy aging.' Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle,

'Abstract.'

Wullems, A.J., Degens, H., Morse, C., Pearson, G. 'Evaluating the Effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy Termination on Skeletal Muscle and Physical Independence in Postmenopausal Women.' Menopause: The Journal of the North American Menopause Society,

Ballak, S.B., Degens, H., de Haan, A., Jaspers, R.T. (2014) 'Aging related changes in determinants of muscle force generating capacity: A comparison of muscle aging in men and male rodents.' Ageing Research Reviews, 14(1) pp. 43-55.

Slevin, M., Baldellou, M., Hill, E., Alexander, Y., McDowell, G., Murgatroyd, C., Carroll, M., Degens, H., Krupinski, J., Rovira, N., Chowdhury, M., Serracino-Inglott, F., Badimon, L. (2014) 'Novel methods for accurate identification, isolation, and genomic analysis of symptomatic microenvironments in atherosclerotic arteries.' Methods in Molecular Biology, 1135pp. 289-305.

Ballak, S.B., Degens, H., Busé-Pot, T., de Haan, A., Jaspers, R.T. (2014) 'Plantaris muscle weakness in old mice: relative contributions of changes in specific force, muscle mass, myofiber cross-sectional area, and number.' Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands), 36(6)

Weber, T., Ducos, M., Mulder, E., Beijer, A., Herrera, F., Zange, J., Degens, H., Bloch, W., Rittweger, J. (2014) 'The relationship between exercise-induced muscle fatigue, arterial blood flow and muscle perfusion after 56 days local muscle unloading.' Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 34(3) pp. 218-229.

Ganse, B., Degens, H., Drey, M., Korhonen, M.T., McPhee, J., Mueller, K., Johannes, B.W., Rittweger, J. (2014) 'Impact of age, performance and athletic event on injury rates in master athletics - First results from an ongoing prospective study.' Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions, 14

Ahmad, E., Yap, M.H., Degens, H., McPhee, J.S. (2014) 'Atlas-registration based image segmentation of MRI human thigh muscles in 3D space.' Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, 9037

Erskine, R.M., Degens, H. (2014) 'Muscle Growth, Repair and Preservation: A Mechanistic Approach.' pp. 247-263.

Ireland, A., Rittweger, J., Degens, H. (2014) 'The Influence of Muscular Action on Bone Strength Via Exercise.' Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism, pp. 1-10.

Maden-Wilkinson, T.M., McPhee, J.S., Rittweger, J., Jones, D.A., Degens, H. (2014) 'Thigh muscle volume in relation to age, sex and femur volume.' Age, pp. 1-11.

Šimunic, B., Degens, H., Rittweger, J., Narici, M., Pišot, V., Mekjavic, I.B., Pišot, R. (2013) 'Tensiomyographic measurement of atrophy related processes during bed rest and recovery.' European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP, 706 SP

Degens, H., Rittweger, J., Parviainen, T., Timonen, K.L., Suominen, H., Heinonen, A., Korhonen, M.T. (2013) 'Diffusion capacity of the lung in young and old endurance athletes..' Int J Sports Med, 34(12) pp. 1051-1057.

Ireland, A., Maden-Wilkinson, T., McPhee, J., Cooke, K., Narici, M., Degens, H., Rittweger, J. (2013) 'Upper limb muscle-bone asymmetries and bone adaptation in elite youth tennis players..' Med Sci Sports Exerc, 45(9) pp. 1749-1758.

Maden-Wilkinson, T.M., Degens, H., Jones, D.A., McPhee, J.S. (2013) 'Comparison of MRI and DXA to measure muscle size and age-related atrophy in thigh muscles..' J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 13(3) pp. 320-328.

Degens, H., Rittweger, J., Parviainen, T., Timonen, K.L., Suominen, H., Heinonen, A., Korhonen, M.T. (2013) 'Diffusion capacity of the lung in young and old endurance athletes.' International Journal of Sports Medicine, 34(12) pp. 1051-1057.

Degens, H., Maden-Wilkinson, T.M., Ireland, A., Korhonen, M.T., Suominen, H., Heinonen, A., Radak, Z., McPhee, J.S., Rittweger, J. (2013) 'Relationship between ventilatory function and age in master athletes and a sedentary reference population..' Age (Dordr), 35(3) pp. 1007-1015.

Mithal, A., Bonjour, J.P., Boonen, S., Burckhardt, P., Degens, H., El Hajj Fuleihan, G., Josse, R., Lips, P., Morales Torres, J., Rizzoli, R., Yoshimura, N., Wahl, D.A., Cooper, C., Dawson-Hughes, B., IOF CSA Nutrition Working Group, (2013) 'Impact of nutrition on muscle mass, strength, and performance in older adults..' Osteoporos Int, 24(5) pp. 1555-1566.

Mithal, A., Bonjour, J.P., Boonen, S., Burckhardt, P., Degens, H., El Hajj Fuleihan, G., Josse, R., Lips, P., Torres, J.M., Rizzoli, R., Yoshimura, N., Wahl, D.A., Cooper, C., Dawson-Hughes, B., IOF CSA Nutrition Working Group, (2013) 'Erratum to: Impact of nutrition on muscle mass, strength, and performance in older adults..' Osteoporos Int, 24(4) pp. 1527-1528.

Mithal, A., Bonjour, J.P., Boonen, S., Burckhardt, P., Degens, H., El Hajj Fuleihan, G., Josse, R., Lips, P., Torres, J.M., Rizzoli, R., Yoshimura, N., Wahl, D.A., Cooper, C., Dawson-Hughes, B. (2013) 'Erratum: Impact of nutrition on muscle mass, strength, and performance in older adults (Osteoporosis International DOI: 10.1007/s00198-012-2236-y)).' Osteoporosis International, 24(4) pp. 1527-1528.

Oushah, H., Saeed, M., Degens, H., Evans, G., Ahmed, N. (2013) 'The influence of regular moderate exercise on the blood level of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) in healthy subjects.' DIABETIC MEDICINE, 30pp. 49-49.

Delhaas, T., Van der Meer, S.F.T., Schaart, G., Degens, H., Drost, M.R. (2013) 'Steep increase in myonuclear domain size during infancy..' Anat Rec (Hoboken), 296(2) pp. 192-197.

Delhaas, T., Van der Meer, S.F.T., Schaart, G., Degens, H., Drost, M.R. (2013) 'Steep Increase in Myonuclear Domain Size During Infancy.' Anatomical Record, 296(2) pp. 192-197.

Degens, H., McPhee, J.S. (2013) 'Muscle Wasting, Dysfunction, and Inflammaging.' pp. 247-254.

Hoofd, L., Degens, H. (2013) 'Statistical treatment of oxygenation-related data in muscle tissue.' Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 789pp. 137-142.

Maden-Wilkinson, T.M., Degens, H., Jones, D.A., McPhee, J.S. (2013) 'Comparison of MRI and DXA to measure muscle size and age-related atrophy in thigh muscles..' J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 13(3) pp. 320-328.

Mithal, A., Bonjour, J.P., Boonen, S., Burckhardt, P., Degens, H., El Hajj Fuleihan, G., Josse, R., Lips, P., Morales Torres, J., Rizzoli, R., Yoshimura, N., Wahl, D.A., Cooper, C., Dawson-Hughes, B. (2013) 'Impact of nutrition on muscle mass, strength, and performance in older adults.' Osteoporosis International, 24(5) pp. 1555-1566.

Degens, H., Korhonen, M.T. (2012) 'Factors contributing to the variability in muscle ageing..' Maturitas, 73(3) pp. 197-201.

Erskine, R.M., Williams, A.G., Jones, D.A., Stewart, C.E., Degens, H. (2012) 'Do PTK2 gene polymorphisms contribute to the interindividual variability in muscle strength and the response to resistance training? A preliminary report.' JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY, 112(8) pp. 1329-1334.

Degens, H. (2012) 'Determinants of Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy and the Attenuated Hypertrophic Response at Old Age.' Journal of Sports Medicine & Doping Studies, s1

Ireland, A., Korhonen, M., Heinonen, A., Suominen, H., Baur, C., Stevens, S., Degens, H., Rittweger, J. (2011) 'Side-to-side differences in bone strength in master jumpers and sprinters..' J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 11(4) pp. 298-305.

Van der Meer, S.F.T., Jaspers, R.T., Degens, H. (2011) 'Is the myonuclear domain size fixed?.' J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 11(4) pp. 286-297.

Testerink, J., Jaspers, R.T., Rittweger, J., de Haan, A., Degens, H. (2011) 'Effects of alfacalcidol on circulating cytokines and growth factors in rat skeletal muscle..' J Physiol Sci, 61(6) pp. 525-535.

McPhee, J.S., Perez-Schindler, J., Degens, H., Tomlinson, D., Hennis, P., Baar, K., Williams, A.G. (2011) 'HIF1A P582S gene association with endurance training responses in young women..' Eur J Appl Physiol, 111(9) pp. 2339-2347.

Simunic, B., Degens, H., Rittweger, J., Narici, M., Mekjavic, I.B., Pisot, R. (2011) 'Noninvasive estimation of myosin heavy chain composition in human skeletal muscle.' Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise,

Degens, H. (2011) 'Physiopathology of muscle in relation to sarcopenia.' Journal fur Mineralstoffwechsel, 18(SONDERHEFT 2) pp. 6-7.

DeJong, W., Degens, H. (2011) 'The Evolutionary Dynamics of Digital and Nucleotide Codes: A Mutation Protection Perspective.' The Open Evolution Journal, 5

Gilliver, S.F., Jones, D.A., Rittweger, J., Degens, H. (2011) 'Variation in the determinants of power of chemically skinned type I rat soleus muscle fibres..' J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol, 197(4) pp. 311-319.

van der Meer, S.F.T., Jaspers, R.T., Jones, D.A., Degens, H. (2011) 'The time course of myonuclear accretion during hypertrophy in young adult and older rat plantaris muscle..' Ann Anat, 193(1) pp. 56-63.

van der Meer, S.F.T., Jaspers, R.T., Jones, D.A., Degens, H. (2011) 'Time-course of changes in the myonuclear domain during denervation in young-adult and old rat gastrocnemius muscle..' Muscle Nerve, 43(2) pp. 212-222.

Testerink, J., Degens, H., Rittweger, J., Shiraishi, A., Jaspers, R.T., de Haan, A. (2011) 'Effects of alfacalcidol on the contractile properties of the gastrocnemius medialis muscle in adult and old rats..' J Physiol Pharmacol, 62(1) pp. 111-118.

Simunič, B., Degens, H., Rittweger, J., Narici, M., Mekjavić, I.B., Pišot, R. (2011) 'Noninvasive estimation of myosin heavy chain composition in human skeletal muscle..' Med Sci Sports Exerc, 43(9) pp. 1619-1625.

Arampatzis, A., Degens, H., Baltzopoulos, V., Rittweger, J. (2011) 'Why do older sprinters reach the finish line later?.' Exerc Sport Sci Rev, 39(1) pp. 18-22.

McPhee, J.S., Williams, A.G., Perez-Schindler, J., Degens, H., Baar, K., Jones, D.A. (2011) 'Variability in the magnitude of response of metabolic enzymes reveals patterns of co-ordinated expression following endurance training in women..' Exp Physiol, 96(7) pp. 699-707.

Erskine, R.M., Jones, D.A., Maffulli, N., Williams, A.G., Stewart, C.E., Degens, H. (2011) 'What causes in vivo muscle specific tension to increase following resistance training?.' Exp Physiol, 96(2) pp. 145-155.

Gilliver, S.F., Degens, H., Rittweger, J., Jones, D.A. (2011) 'Effects of submaximal activation on the determinants of power of chemically skinned rat soleus fibres..' Exp Physiol, 96(2) pp. 171-178.

Erskine, R.M., Jones, D.A., Williams, A.G., Stewart, C.E., Degens, H. (2010) 'Inter-individual variability in the adaptation of human muscle specific tension to progressive resistance training..' Eur J Appl Physiol, 110(6) pp. 1117-1125.

Degens, H., Rittweger, J. (2010) 'What is new in musculoskeletal interactions? Muscle oxygenation, myonuclear domain, acupuncture, titin and phosphate..' J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 10(4) pp. 245-248.

Gilliver, S.F., Jones, D.A., Rittweger, J., Degens, H. (2010) 'Effects of oxidation on the power of chemically skinned rat soleus fibres..' J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 10(4) pp. 267-273.

Degens, H., Bosutti, A., Gilliver, S.F., Slevin, M., van Heijst, A., Wüst, R.C.I. (2010) 'Changes in contractile properties of skinned single rat soleus and diaphragm fibres after chronic hypoxia..' Pflugers Arch, 460(5) pp. 863-873.

Rauch, F., Sievanen, H., Boonen, S., Cardinale, M., Degens, H., Felsenberg, D., Roth, J., Schoenau, E., Verschueren, S., Rittweger, J., International Society of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions, (2010) 'Reporting whole-body vibration intervention studies: recommendations of the International Society of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions..' J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 10(3) pp. 193-198.

McPhee, J.S., Williams, A.G., Degens, H., Jones, D.A. (2010) 'Inter-individual variability in adaptation of the leg muscles following a standardised endurance training programme in young women..' Eur J Appl Physiol, 109(6) pp. 1111-1118.

Goosey-Tolfrey, V., Foden, E., Perret, C., Degens, H. (2010) 'Effects of inspiratory muscle training on respiratory function and repetitive sprint performance in wheelchair basketball players.' BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 44(9) pp. 665-668.

Erskine, R.M., Jones, D.A., Williams, A.G., Stewart, C.E., Degens, H. (2010) 'Resistance training increases in vivo quadriceps femoris muscle specific tension in young men..' Acta Physiol (Oxf), 199(1) pp. 83-89.

Degens, H. (2010) 'The role of systemic inflammation in age-related muscle weakness and wasting..' Scand J Med Sci Sports, 20(1) pp. 28-38.

Rittweger, J., Moss, A.D., Colier, W., Stewart, C., Degens, H. (2010) 'Muscle tissue oxygenation and VEGF in VO-matched vibration and squatting exercise..' Clin Physiol Funct Imaging, 30(4) pp. 269-278.

Wüst, R.C.I., Winwood, K., Wilks, D.C., Morse, C.I., Degens, H., Rittweger, J. (2010) 'Effects of smoking on tibial and radial bone mass and strength may diminish with age..' J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 95(6) pp. 2763-2771.

Wüst, R.C.I., Gibbings, S.L., Degens, H. (2009) 'Fiber capillary supply related to fiber size and oxidative capacity in human and rat skeletal muscle..' Adv Exp Med Biol, 645pp. 75-80.

Hoofd, L., Degens, H. (2009) 'The influence of flow redistribution on working rat muscle oxygenation..' Adv Exp Med Biol, 645pp. 55-60.

Degens, H., Erskine, R.M., Morse, C.I. (2009) 'Disproportionate changes in skeletal muscle strength and size with resistance training and ageing..' J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 9(3) pp. 123-129.

Erskine, R.M., Jones, D.A., Maganaris, C.N., Degens, H. (2009) 'In vivo specific tension of the human quadriceps femoris muscle..' Eur J Appl Physiol, 106(6) pp. 827-838.

Gilliver, S.F., Degens, H., Rittweger, J., Sargeant, A.J., Jones, D.A. (2009) 'Variation in the determinants of power of chemically skinned human muscle fibres..' Exp Physiol, 94(10) pp. 1070-1078.

Wüst, R.C.I., Jaspers, R.T., van Heijst, A.F., Hopman, M.T.E., Hoofd, L.J.C., van der Laarse, W.J., Degens, H. (2009) 'Region-specific adaptations in determinants of rat skeletal muscle oxygenation to chronic hypoxia..' Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 297(1) pp. H364-H374.

Needham, R.A., Morse, C.I., Degens, H. (2009) 'The acute effect of different warm-up protocols on anaerobic performance in elite youth soccer players..' J Strength Cond Res, 23(9) pp. 2614-2620.

Wüst, R.C.I., Jaspers, R.T., van der Laarse, W.J., Degens, H. (2008) 'Skeletal muscle capillarization and oxidative metabolism in healthy smokers..' Appl Physiol Nutr Metab, 33(6) pp. 1240-1245.

Degens, H. (2008) 'Elevated plasma ACE activity: no guarantee for enhanced left ventricular hypertrophy during training..' Acta Physiol (Oxf), 194(2)

Wüst, R.C.I., Morse, C.I., de Haan, A., Rittweger, J., Jones, D.A., Degens, H. (2008) 'Skeletal muscle properties and fatigue resistance in relation to smoking history..' Eur J Appl Physiol, 104(1) pp. 103-110.

Degens, H., Koşar, S.N., Hopman, M.T.E., de Haan, A. (2008) 'The time course of denervation-induced changes is similar in soleus muscles of adult and old rats..' Appl Physiol Nutr Metab, 33(2) pp. 299-308.

Morse, C.I., Pritchard, L.J., Wüst, R.C.I., Jones, D.A., Degens, H. (2008) 'Carbon monoxide inhalation reduces skeletal muscle fatigue resistance..' Acta Physiol (Oxf), 192(3) pp. 397-401.

Wüst, R.C.I., Morse, C.I., de Haan, A., Jones, D.A., Degens, H. (2008) 'Sex differences in contractile properties and fatigue resistance of human skeletal muscle..' Exp Physiol, 93(7) pp. 843-850.

Morse, C.I., Degens, H., Seynnes, O.R., Maganaris, C.N., Jones, D.A. (2008) 'The acute effect of stretching on the passive stiffness of the human gastrocnemius muscle tendon unit..' J Physiol, 586(1) pp. 97-106.

Wüst, R.C.I., Degens, H., Jones, D.A. (2008) 'Muscle function in smokers: clearing up the smoke..' Chest, 134(1) pp. 219-220.

Altenburg, T.M., Degens, H., van Mechelen, W., Sargeant, A.J., de Haan, A. (2007) 'Recruitment of single muscle fibers during submaximal cycling exercise..' J Appl Physiol (1985), 103(5) pp. 1752-1756.

Wüst, R.C.I., Degens, H. (2007) 'Factors contributing to muscle wasting and dysfunction in COPD patients..' Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis, 2(3) pp. 289-300.

Degens, H. (2007) 'Age-related skeletal muscle dysfunction: causes and mechanisms..' J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 7(3) pp. 246-252.

Degens, H., Swisher, A.K., Heijdra, Y.F., Siu, P.M., Dekhuijzen, P.N.R., Alway, S.E. (2007) 'Apoptosis and Id2 expression in diaphragm and soleus muscle from the emphysematous hamster..' Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 293(1) pp. R135-R144.

Morse, C.I., Wüst, R.C.I., Jones, D.A., de Haan, A., Degens, H. (2007) 'Muscle fatigue resistance during stimulated contractions is reduced in young male smokers..' Acta Physiol (Oxf), 191(2) pp. 123-129.

Morse, C.I., Degens, H., Jones, D.A. (2007) 'The validity of estimating quadriceps volume from single MRI cross-sections in young men..' Eur J Appl Physiol, 100(3) pp. 267-274.

Fredericks, S., Degens, H., McKoy, G., Bainbridge, K., Collinson, P.O., Coulton, G., Elmahdi, H., Holt, D.W. (2007) 'Effect of denervation on the content of cardiac troponin-T and cardiac troponin-I in rat skeletal muscle..' Clin Biochem, 40(5-6) pp. 423-426.

Degens, H., Larsson, L. (2007) 'Application of skinned single muscle fibres to determine myofilament function in ageing and disease..' J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 7(1) pp. 56-61.

Onambélé, G.L.N., Degens, H. (2006) 'Improvements in muscle-tendon properties are beneficial to balance in multiple sclerosis..' Mult Scler, 12(5) pp. 666-669.

Degens, H., Deveci, D., Botto-van Bemden, A., Hoofd, L.J.C., Egginton, S. (2006) 'Maintenance of heterogeneity of capillary spacing is essential for adequate oxygenation in the soleus muscle of the growing rat..' Microcirculation, 13(6) pp. 467-476.

de Brouwer, K.F.J., Degens, H., Aartsen, W.M., Lindhout, M., Bitsch, N.J.J.E., Gilde, A.J., Willemsen, P.H.M., Janssen, B.J.A., van der Vusse, G.J., van Bilsen, M. (2006) 'Specific and sustained down-regulation of genes involved in fatty acid metabolism is not a hallmark of progression to cardiac failure in mice..' J Mol Cell Cardiol, 40(6) pp. 838-845.

Degens, H., Sanchez Horneros, J.M., Hopman, M.T.E. (2006) 'Acute hypoxia limits endurance but does not affect muscle contractile properties..' Muscle Nerve, 33(4) pp. 532-537.

Faes, M., van Elk, N., de Lint, J.A., Degens, H., Kooloos, J.G.M., Hopman, M.T.E. (2006) 'A dynamic extensor brace reduces electromyographic activity of wrist extensor muscles in patients with lateral epicondylalgia..' J Orthop Sports Phys Ther, 36(3) pp. 170-178.

Degens, H., Alway, S.E. (2006) 'Control of muscle size during disuse, disease, and aging..' Int J Sports Med, 27(2) pp. 94-99.

Degens, H., de Brouwer, K.F.J., Gilde, A.J., Lindhout, M., Willemsen, P.H.M., Janssen, B.J., van der Vusse, G.J., van Bilsen, M. (2006) 'Cardiac fatty acid metabolism is preserved in the compensated hypertrophic rat heart..' Basic Res Cardiol, 101(1) pp. 17-26.

Ottenheijm, C.A.C., Heunks, L.M.A., Sieck, G.C., Zhan, W.Z., Jansen, S.M., Degens, H., de Boo, T., Dekhuijzen, P.N.R. (2005) 'Diaphragm dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease..' Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 172(2) pp. 200-205.

Degens, H., Sanchez Horneros, J.M., Heijdra, Y.F., Dekhuijzen, P.N.R., Hopman, M.T.E. (2005) 'Skeletal muscle contractility is preserved in COPD patients with normal fat-free mass..' Acta Physiol Scand, 184(3) pp. 235-242.

Mckoy, G., Hou, Y., Yang, S.Y., Vega Avelaira, D., Degens, H., Goldspink, G., Coulton, G.R. (2005) 'Expression of Ankrd2 in fast and slow muscles and its response to stretch are consistent with a role in slow muscle function..' J Appl Physiol (1985), 98(6) pp. 2337-2343.

van Elk, N., Faes, M., Degens, H., Kooloos, J.G.M., de Lint, J.A., Hopman, M.T.E. (2004) 'The application of an external wrist extension force reduces electromyographic activity of wrist extensor muscles during gripping..' J Orthop Sports Phys Ther, 34(5) pp. 228-234.

Alway, S.E., Degens, H., Krishnamurthy, G., Chaudhrai, A. (2003) 'Denervation stimulates apoptosis but not Id2 expression in hindlimb muscles of aged rats..' J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 58(8) pp. 687-697.

Degens, H., Moore, J.A., Alway, S.E. (2003) 'Vascular endothelial growth factor, capillarization, and function of the rat plantaris muscle at the onset of hypertrophy..' Jpn J Physiol, 53(3) pp. 181-191.

Degens, H., Alway, S.E. (2003) 'Skeletal muscle function and hypertrophy are diminished in old age..' Muscle Nerve, 27(3) pp. 339-347.

Degens, H., Gilde, A.J., Lindhout, M., Willemsen, P.H.M., Van Der Vusse, G.J., Van Bilsen, M. (2003) 'Functional and metabolic adaptation of the heart to prolonged thyroid hormone treatment..' Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 284(1) pp. H108-H115.

Alway, S.E., Degens, H., Krishnamurthy, G., Smith, C.A. (2002) 'Potential role for Id myogenic repressors in apoptosis and attenuation of hypertrophy in muscles of aged rats..' Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, 283(1) pp. C66-C76.

Degens, H., Anderson, R.K., Alway, S.E. (2002) 'Capillarization in skeletal muscle of rats with cardiac hypertrophy..' Med Sci Sports Exerc, 34(2) pp. 258-266.

Alway, S.E., Degens, H., Lowe, D.A., Krishnamurthy, G. (2002) 'Increased myogenic repressor Id mRNA and protein levels in hindlimb muscles of aged rats..' Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 282(2) pp. R411-R422.

Lowe, D.A., Degens, H., Chen, K.D., Alway, S.E. (2000) 'Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase varies with age in glycolytic muscles of rats..' J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 55(3) pp. B160-B164.

Yu, F., Degens, H., Larsson, L. (1999) 'The influence of thyroid hormone on myosin isoform composition and shortening velocity of single skeletal muscle fibres with special reference to ageing and gender..' Acta Physiol Scand, 167(4) pp. 313-316.

DEGENS, H., SOOP, M., HÖÖK, P., LJUNGQVIST, O., LARSSON, L. (1999) 'Post-operative effects on insulin resistance and specific tension of single human skeletal muscle fibres.' Clinical Science, 97(4) pp. 449-455.

Degens, H., Soop, M., Höök, P., Ljungqvist, O., Larsson, L. (1999) 'Post-operative effects on insulin resistance and specific tension of single human skeletal muscle fibres..' Clin Sci (Lond), 97(4) pp. 449-455.

Yu, F., Degens, H., Li, X., Larsson, L. (1998) 'Gender- and age-related differences in the regulatory influence of thyroid hormone on the contractility and myosin composition of single rat soleus muscle fibres..' Pflugers Arch, 437(1) pp. 21-30.

Salmons, S., Tang, A.T., Jarvis, J.C., Degens, H., Hastings, M., Hooper, T.L. (1998) 'Morphological and functional evidence, and clinical importance, of vascular anastomoses in the latissimus dorsi muscle of the sheep..' J Anat, 193 ( Pt 1)(Pt 1) pp. 93-104.

Degens, H., Yu, F., Li, X., Larsson, L. (1998) 'Effects of age and gender on shortening velocity and myosin isoforms in single rat muscle fibres..' Acta Physiol Scand, 163(1) pp. 33-40.

Degens, H., Salmons, S., Jarvis, J.C. (1998) 'Intramuscular pressure, force and blood flow in rabbit tibialis anterior muscles during single and repetitive contractions..' Eur J Appl Physiol Occup Physiol, 78(1) pp. 13-19.

Degens, H. (1998) 'Age-related changes in the microcirculation of skeletal muscle..' Adv Exp Med Biol, 454pp. 343-348.

Yu, F., Degens, H., Li, X., Larsson, L. (1998) 'Gender- and age-related differences in the regulatory influence of thyroid hormone on contractility and expression of myosin isoforms in single rat soleus muscle fibres.' FASEB Journal, 12(4)

Larsson, L., Li, X., Yu, F., Degens, H. (1997) 'Age-related changes in contractile properties and expression of myosin isoforms in single skeletal muscle cells..' Muscle Nerve Suppl, 5pp. S74-S78.

Larsson, L., Li, X., Yu, F., Degens, H. (1997) 'Age-related changes in contractile properties and expression of myosin isoforms in single skeletal muscle cells.' Muscle and Nerve, 20(SUPPL. 5)

van Doorn, C.A., Degens, H., Bhabra, M.S., Till, C.B., Shaw, T.E., Jarvis, J.C., Salmons, S., Hooper, T.L. (1997) 'Intramural blood flow of skeletal muscle ventricles functioning as aortic counterpulsators..' Ann Thorac Surg, 64(1) pp. 86-93.

Degens, H., Craven, A.J., Jarvis, J.C., Salmons, S. (1996) 'The use of coloured dye-extraction microspheres to measure blood flow in rabbit skeletal muscle: a validation study with special emphasis on repeated measurements..' Exp Physiol, 81(2) pp. 239-249.

Degens, H., Hoofd, L., Binkhorst, R.A. (1995) 'Specific force of the rat plantaris muscle changes with age, but not with overload..' Mech Ageing Dev, 78(3) pp. 215-219.

Degens, H., Meessen, N.E., Wirtz, P., Binkhorst, R.A. (1995) 'The development of compensatory hypertrophy in the plantaris muscle of the rat..' Ann Anat, 177(3) pp. 285-289.

Colier, W.N., Meeuwsen, I.B., Degens, H., Oeseburg, B. (1995) 'Determination of oxygen consumption in muscle during exercise using near infrared spectroscopy..' Acta Anaesthesiol Scand Suppl, 107pp. 151-155.

Degens, H., Veerkamp, J.H. (1994) 'Changes in oxidative capacity and fatigue resistance in skeletal muscle..' Int J Biochem, 26(7) pp. 871-878.

Degens, H., Turek, Z., Hoofd, L.J., Binkhorst, R.A. (1994) 'Capillary proliferation related to fibre types in hypertrophied aging rat M. plantaris..' Adv Exp Med Biol, 345pp. 669-676.

Degens, H., Ringnalda, B.E., Hoofd, L.J. (1994) 'Capillarisation, fibre types and myoglobin content of the dog gracilis muscle..' Adv Exp Med Biol, 361pp. 533-539.

Degens, H., Veerkamp, J.H., van Moerkerk, H.T., Turek, Z., Hoofd, L.J., Binkhorst, R.A. (1993) 'Metabolic capacity, fibre type area and capillarization of rat plantaris muscle. Effects of age, overload and training and relationship with fatigue resistance..' Int J Biochem, 25(8) pp. 1141-1148.

Degens, H., Turek, Z., Binkhorst, R.A. (1993) 'Compensatory hypertrophy and training effects on the functioning of aging rat m. plantaris..' Mech Ageing Dev, 66(3) pp. 299-311.

Degens, H., Turek, Z., Hoofd, L., van't Hof, M.A., Binkhorst, R.A. (1993) 'Capillarisation and fibre types in hypertrophied m. plantaris in rats of various ages..' Respir Physiol, 94(2) pp. 217-226.

Degens, H., Turek, Z., Hoofd, L.J.C., van 't Hof, M.A., Binkhorst, R.A. (1992) 'The relationship between capillarisation and fibre types during compensatory hypertrophy of the plantaris muscle in the rat..' Journal of Anatomy, 180(3) pp. 455-463.

Wust, R.C., Degens, H. (2017) Commentary on Viewpoint: Human skeletal muscle wasting in hypoxia: a matter of hypoxic dose?: Skeletal muscle wasting in hypoxia; a matter of altitude..

Duro-Ocana, P., Bryan, A., Quraishi-Akhtar, T., Parker, M., Moore, J., Zambolin, F., Degens, H., Siriwardena, A.K., Bagley, L. (2023) 'High ventilatory inefficiency with low psoas muscle index is associated with an increase in the risk of 3-year mortality after liver resection and pancreaticoduodenectomy.' In RA-UK Annual Scientific Meeting 2023. 131. Newcastle, UK, 4/5/2023 - 5/5/2023. Elsevier, pp. e93-e93.

Duro-Ocana, P., Bryan, A., Korhonen, M., Qurashi-Akhtar, T., Zambolin, F., Parker, M., Moore, J., Siriwardena, A., McPhee, J., Degens, H., Bagley, L. (2022) 'Differences in Vastus Lateralis muscle thickness and maximum knee extension force between Master athletes, non-athletes and patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.' In 27th Annual Congress of the EUROPEAN COLLEGE OF SPORT SCIENCE. Sevilla, Spain, 30/8/2022 - 2/9/2022. European College of Sport Science, pp. 515-515.

Montgomery, G., Darabseh, M., Ocana, P., Ishihara, K., Aburub, A., Zambolin, F., Mills, R., Scorcelletti, M., Ganse, B., Degens, H., Bagley, L. (2021) 'Proportionate age-related declines in muscle strength, respiratory function and performance in Master Track Cyclists.' In Future Physiology 2021. Online, 19/4/2021 - 22/4/2021.

Darabseh, M., Ocana, P., Ishihara, K., Aburub, A., Zambolin, F., Montgomery, G., Scorcelletti, M., Ganse, B., Degens, H., Bagley, L. (2021) 'Proportionate age-related declines in muscle strength, respiratory function and performance in Master Track Cyclists.' In Future Physiology. Virtual, 19/4/2021 - 21/4/2021.

Blissitt, G., Mills, R., Duro Ocana, P., Cameron, J., Scorcelletti, M., Ganse, B., Zambolin, F., Degens, H., Bagley, L., Montgomery, G. (2021) 'The combined effects of age and athletic status on muscle function and structure in master track cyclists.' In BASES Student Conference 2021. Online, 7/4/2021 - 8/4/2021.

Satta, S., McElroy, M., Langford-Smith, A., Ferris, G., Teasdale, J., Kim, Y., Niccoli, G., Tanjeko, A., Serre, J., Hazell, G., Sala-Newby, G., Wang, P., Johnson, J., Humphries, M., Gayan-Ramirez, G., Libby, P., Crea, F., Degens, H., Gijsen, F., Johnson, T., Keshmiri, A., Alexander, Y., Newby, A., White, S. (2019) 'A PIVOTAL ROLE FOR NRF2 IN ENDOTHELIAL DETACHMENT- IMPLICATIONS FOR ENDOTHELIAL EROSION OF STENOTIC PLAQUES.' In Annual Conference of the British-Cardiovascular-Society (BCS) - Digital Health Revolution. 105. Manchester, ENGLAND, 3/6/2019 - 5/6/2019. BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A118-A118.

Ahmad, E., McPhee, J.S., Degens, H., Yap, M.H. (2018) 'Automatic segmentation of MRI human thigh muscles: Combination of reliable and fast framework methods for quadriceps, femur and marrow segmentation.' pp. 31-38.

Baharum, A.N., Yap, M.H., Ferris, G., Ahmad Fadzrin, E., Degens, H. (2018) 'Capillary detection in transverse muscle sections.' 10578.

Cameron, J.A., Degens, H., McPhee, J. (2016) 'Changes in muscle size and function during a 5 year longitudinal study in older men and women.' 29/7/2016 - 31/7/2016.

Cameron, J.A., McPhee, J., Degens, H., David, J. (2016) 'Longitudinal changes in muscle and function during a 5-year follow up study in older men and women.' In European College of Sports Science. Austria, Vienna, 6/7/2016 - 9/7/2016.

Wullems, J.A., Morse, C.I., Degens, H., Verschueren, S.M.P., Onambele-Pearson, G. (2015) 'What is a physiologically relevant epoch length in sedentarism?.' In International Scientific Symposium; European Group for Research into Elderly & Physical Activity: The 3-dimensional effect of physical activity in old age- Physical, Mental & Emotional.. Kaunas, Lithuania, 12/11/2015 - 13/11/2015.

Wullems, J.A., Ryan, D., Morse, C.I., Degens, H., Verschueren, S.M.P., Onsmbele-Pearson, G.L. (2015) 'Algorithm development for objectively monitoring physical activity and sedentary behaviour..' In International Conference on Movement and Nutrition in Health and Disease.. Regensburg, Germany, 12/6/2015 - 14/6/2015.

Diaz, M., Degens, H., Austin, C., Azzawi, M. (2015) 'THE VASCULAR EFFECTS OF RESVERATROL ON AGED MOUSE FEMORAL ARTERIES.' In British-Cardiac-Society (BCS) Annual Conference on Hearts and Genes. 101. Manchester, ENGLAND, 8/6/2015 - 10/6/2015. BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A114-A114.

Wullems, J., Ryan, D., Morse, C.I., Degens, H., Verschueren, S.M.P., Onambele-Pearson, G.L. (2015) 'A novel Triaxial accelerometer data algorithm in the quantification of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in young and older adults. British Society for Research on Ageing..' In British Society for Research on Ageing. Healthy Ageing: From Molecules to Organisms. Genome campus: Hinxton, Cambridge, 18/5/2015 - 20/5/2015.

Bagley, L.J., Degens, H., Drey, M., Mueller, K., Korhonen, M., Ganse, B., Rittweger, J., McPhee, J. (2015) 'Maximal oxygen uptake and fatty acid oxidation in athletic older men and women and healthy control.' In Ageing and Degeneration. 33. Edinburgh, UK, 10/4/2015 - 11/4/2015. The Physiological Society, pp. 51-52.

Hoofd, L., Degens, H. (2013) 'Statistical treatment of oxygenation-related data in muscle tissue.' 789. pp. 137-142.

McPhee, J.S., Degens, H., Jones, D.A., Baar, K., Williams, A.G. (2009) 'Individual variability in skeletal muscle metabolic response to endurance training in humans.' 14. 2009 - The Physiological Society, pp. 31-32.

Degens, H., Morse, C.I., Hopman, M.T.E. (2009) 'Heterogeneity of capillary spacing in the hypertrophied plantaris muscle from young-adult and old rats..' 645. United States, pp. 61-66.