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(2024) A combination of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) I overexpression and type I interferon induce mitochondrial dysfunction in human skeletal myoblasts. Journal of Cellular Physiology. ISSN 0021-9541

Kairaitis, Ramutis, Mamkus, Gediminas, Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 and Kamandulis, Sigitas (2024) Nutrition practices of Lithuanian elite international and national-level male bodybuilders in the pre-competition period. Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions, 24 (3). pp. 232-242. ISSN 1108-7161

Aburub, Aseel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2185-0859, Darabseh, Mohammad Z ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0535-0195, Badran, Rahaf ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6617-6063, Shurrab, Ala’a M, Amro, Anwaar and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2024) The application of robotics in cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review. Medicina, 60 (7).

Cesanelli, Leonardo, Cesanelli, Federico, Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 and Satkunskiene, Danguole (2024) Obesity-related reduced spirometry and altered breathing pattern are associated with mechanical disadvantage of the diaphragm. Respiratory physiology & neurobiology, 325. p. 104267. ISSN 1569-9048

(2024) Smoking cessation only partially reverses cardiac metabolic and structural remodeling in mice. Acta Physiologica, 240 (7). ISSN 1748-1708

Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841, Paudyal, Arjun, Kwakkel, Gert, Slevin, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3767-4861 and Maas, Huub (2024) Stroke-induced excess in capillarization relative to oxidative capacity in rats is muscle specific. Physiological Reports, 12 (14). ISSN 2051-817X

Cesanelli, L, Minderis, P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9522-6050, Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 and Satkunskiene, D (2024) Passive mechanical properties of adipose tissue and skeletal muscle from C57BL/6J mice. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, 155. ISSN 1751-6161

Aburub, Aseel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2185-0859, Darabseh, Mohammad Z ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0535-0195, Badran, Rahaf ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6617-6063, Eilayyan, Owis, Shurrab, Ala’a M and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2024) The effects of digital health interventions for pulmonary rehabilitation in people with COPD: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Medicina, 60 (6). ISSN 1648-9144

Cesanelli, L, Venckunas, T, Ylaitė, B, Streckis, V, Kamandulis, S, Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 and Satkunskiene, D (2024) Discipline-specific Torque-Velocity Profiles and Musculotendinous Morphology in Athletes. Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions (JMNI), 24 (2). pp. 127-138. ISSN 1108-7161

Wullems, Antonin Jorgen, Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841, Morse, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5261-2637 and Pearson, Gladys ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1466-3265 (2024) Evaluating the effects of hormone therapy termination on skeletal muscle and physical independence in postmenopausal women. Menopause: The Journal of the North American Menopause Society, 31 (6). pp. 546-555. ISSN 1072-3714

(2024) Skeletal muscle hypertrophy rewires glucose metabolism: an experimental investigation and systematic review. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle. ISSN 2190-5991

Cheragh, Zahra Ataei, Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 and Sakinepoor, Ainollah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4008-562X (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, 38. pp. 100-105. ISSN 1360-8592

Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 and Onambélé-Pearson, Gladys L (2024) A simple framework to distinguish ‘individualistic’ from a ‘uniform rate’ of ageing within or between study populations. GeroScience, 46 (2). pp. 2765-2769. ISSN 2509-2715

Adeniran, Ismail ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9775-3249, Wadee, Hafsa and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2024) An in silico cardiomyocyte reveals the impact of changes in CaMKII signalling on cardiomyocyte contraction kinetics in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. BioMed Research International, 2024. ISSN 1110-7243

Wullems, Jorgen A, Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841, Verschueren, Sabine MP, Morse, Christopher I, Grant, Dale M and Pearson, Gladys ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1466-3265 (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). ISSN 1932-6203

Naderi, Aynollah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4765-8953, Alizadeh, Nasrin, Calmeiro, Luis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7551-6445 and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (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. ISSN 1941-7381

Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841, Venckunas, Tomas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1956-6616 and Wüst, Rob CI ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3781-5177 (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). p. 467. ISSN 1439-6319

Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841, Venckunas, Tomas and Wüst, Rob CL (2024) A modelling approach to disentangle the factors limiting muscle oxygenation in smokers. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 124 (2). pp. 457-466. ISSN 1439-6319

Wullems, Jorgen, Verschueren, Sabine MP, Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841, Morse, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5261-2637 and Pearson, Gladys ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1466-3265 (2024) Concurrent Validity of Four Activity Monitors in Older Adults. Sensors, 24 (3).

Messa, Guy Anselme Mpaka, Korhonen, Marko T ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2550-0784 and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (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. ISSN 2190-5991

(2024) The impact of bed rest on human skeletal muscle metabolism. Cell Reports Medicine, 5 (1). ISSN 2666-3791

Hutz, Bettina, Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 and Korhonen, Marko T ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2550-0784 (2024) Oldies, but goldies—preserved morphology and stability of antigenic determinants in decades-old cryosections of human m. vastus lateralis. Journal of Anatomy. ISSN 0021-8782

Naderi, Aynollah, Shaabani, Fatemeh, Keikha, Mojtaba and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2023) Is an exercise-based injury prevention programme effective in team handball players? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Athletic Training. ISSN 1062-6050

Tarum, Janelle, Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841, Turner, Mark D, Stewart, Claire, Sale, Craig ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5816-4169 and Santos, Lívia (2023) Modelling Skeletal Muscle Ageing and Repair In Vitro. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 2023. pp. 1-15. ISSN 1932-7005

(2023) A Nrf2-OSGIN1&2-HSP70 axis mediates cigarette smoke-induced endothelial detachment: implications for plaque erosion. Cardiovascular Research, 119 (9). pp. 1869-1882. ISSN 0008-6363

Cameron, James ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1183-0184, McPhee, Jamie S, Jones, David A and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (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. ISSN 1439-6319

(2023) Efficacy of supervised exercise prehabilitation programs to improve major abdominal surgery outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 86. p. 111053. ISSN 0952-8180

Hendrickse, Paul William, Wüst, Rob CI, Ganse, Bergita, Giakoumaki, Ifigeneia, Rittweger, Jörn, Bosutti, Alessandra and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (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. ISSN 2190-5991

Darabseh, Mohammad Z, Selfe, James ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9931-4998, Morse, Christopher I, Aburub, Aseel and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (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). p. 14034. ISSN 1660-4601

Sanders, Katie H, Chousou, Panagiota Anna, Carver, Kathryn, Pugh, Peter J, Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 and Azzawi, May ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6238-9777 (2022) Benefits of support groups for patients living with implantable cardioverter defibrillators: a mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis. Open Heart, 9 (2). e002021. ISSN 2053-3624

Venckunas, Tomas and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2022) Genetic polymorphisms of muscular fitness in young healthy men. PLoS One, 17 (9). e0275179-e0275179. ISSN 1932-6203

(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). p. 2046.

Swaminathan, Anandini, Cesanelli, Leonardo, Venckunas, Tomas and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (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. ISSN 0897-7194

Naderi, A, Mousavi, SH, Katzman, WB, Rostami, KD, Goli, S, Rezvani, MH and Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2022) Kinesiotaping as an adjunct to exercise therapy for symptomatic and asymptomatic swimmers: a randomized controlled trial. Science and Sports, 37 (5-6). 492.e1-492.e11. ISSN 0765-1597

(2022) Polygenic Models Partially Predict Muscle Size and Strength but Not Low Muscle Mass in Older Women. Genes, 13 (6). p. 982.

Naderi, Aynollah, Bagheri, Shahabeddin, Ramazanian Ahoor, Fatemeh, Moen, Maarten H and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2022) 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). e251-e260. ISSN 1050-642X

(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).

(2022) 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. ISSN 0171-967X

Orlando, G ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6721-8248, Balducci, S, Boulton, AJM, Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 and Reeves, ND (2022) Neuromuscular dysfunction and exercise training in people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a narrative review. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 183. p. 109183. ISSN 0168-8227

(2022) Telomere Length, SIRT1, and Insulin in Male Master Athletes: The Path to Healthy Longevity? International Journal of Sports Medicine, 43 (1). pp. 29-33. ISSN 0172-4622

(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. ISSN 1439-6319

(2021) Sarcopenia, obesity, and sarcopenic obesity: relationship with skeletal muscle phenotypes and single nucleotide polymorphisms. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10 (21).

(2021) Effects of long-term immobilisation on endomysium of the soleus muscle in humans. Experimental Physiology, 106 (10). pp. 2038-2045. ISSN 0958-0670

Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841, Swaminathan, Anandini and Tallis, Jason (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. ISSN 0091-6331

Ganse, B, Braczynski, AK, Hoog Antink, C, Knobe, M, Pohlemann, T and Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2021) Acceleration of Longitudinal Track and Field Performance Declines in Athletes Who Still Compete at the Age of 100 Years. Frontiers in Physiology, 12.

Darabseh, MZ, Selfe, J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9931-4998, Morse, CI and Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2021) Impact of vaping and smoking on maximum respiratory pressures and respiratory function. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 26 (1). pp. 421-431. ISSN 0267-3843

(2021) Dietary protein requirement threshold and micronutrients profile in healthy older women based on relative skeletal muscle mass. Nutrients, 13 (9). ISSN 2072-6643

(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. ISSN 1439-6319

Ganse, Bergita and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (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. ISSN 0172-4622

(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. ISSN 1439-6319

Tickle, PG, Hendrickse, PW, Weightman, A, Nazir, MH, Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 and 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. ISSN 0022-3751

Hoog Antink, Christoph, Braczynski, Anne K, Kleerekoper, Anthony ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3621-8568, Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 and Ganse, Bergita (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. ISSN 1079-5006

(2021) Relationship between inflammatory biomarkers and testosterone levels in male master athletes and non-athletes. Experimental Gerontology, 151. p. 111407. ISSN 0531-5565

(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. ISSN 1522-1601

(2021) Regular Strength and Sprint Training Counteracts Bone Aging: A 10-Year Follow-Up in Male Masters Athletes. JBMR Plus, 5 (7). e10513.

(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. ISSN 1439-6319

(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. ISSN 1594-0667

Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841, Attias, Julia, Evans, Daniel, Wilkins, Frederick and Hodson-Tole, Emma (2021) The mobility limitation in healthy older people is due to weakness and not slower muscle contractile properties. PLoS One, 16 (6). e0253531-e0253531. ISSN 1932-6203

(2021) Fourteen days of smoking cessation improves muscle fatigue resistance and reverses markers of systemic inflammation. Scientific Reports, 11. ISSN 2045-2322

Ganse, Bergita and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (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. ISSN 1106-109X

Onambélé-Pearson, GL, Tomlinson, DJ, Morse, CI and Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2021) A prolonged hiatus in postmenopausal HRT, does not nullify the therapy’s positive impact on ageing related sarcopenia. PLoS One, 16 (5). e0250813. ISSN 1932-6203

(2021) Cross-talk between motor neurons and myotubes via endogenously secreted neural and muscular growth factors. Physiological Reports, 9 (8). ISSN 2051-817X

(2021) Master athletes have longer telomeres than age-matched non-athletes. A systematic review, meta-analysis and discussion of possible mechanisms. Experimental Gerontology, 146. p. 111212. ISSN 0531-5565

Hendrickse, Paul William, Krusnauskas, Raulas, Hodson-Tole, Emma, Venckunas, Tomas and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2021) 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. ISSN 2509-2715

Tallis, J, Shelley, S, Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 and Hill, C (2021) Age-related skeletal muscle dysfunction is aggravated by obesity: An investigation of contractile function, implications and treatment. Biomolecules, 11 (3). ISSN 2218-273X

Hendrickse, P and Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2021) Unpreserved muscle function in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: diffusion limitations defused. Journal of Physiology, 599 (5). pp. 1361-1362. ISSN 0022-3751

Ganse, Bergita, Drey, Michael, Hildebrand, Frank, Knobe, Matthias and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2021) 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. ISSN 1549-1684

Ganse, Bergita, Bosutti, Alessandra, Drey, Michael and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2021) Sixty days of head-down tilt bed rest with or without artificial gravity do not affect the neuromuscular secretome. Experimental Cell Research, 399 (2). p. 112463. ISSN 0014-4827

Naderi, A, Goli, S, Shephard, RJ and Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2021) 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). 72.e1-72.e9. ISSN 0765-1597

Swaminathan, A, Fokin, A, Venckūnas, T and Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2021) Methionine restriction plus overload improves skeletal muscle and metabolic health in old mice on a high fat diet. Scientific Reports, 11 (1). ISSN 2045-2322

(2021) Two weeks smoking cessation reverses cigarette smoke-induced skeletal muscle atrophy and mitochondrial dysfunction in mice. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 23 (1). pp. 143-151. ISSN 1462-2203

(2020) The Association of Multiple Gene Variants with Ageing Skeletal Muscle Phenotypes in Elderly Women. Genes, 11 (12). p. 1459.

Hendrickse, Paul W, Krusnauskas, Raulas, Hodson-Tole, Emma, Venckunas, Tomas and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2020) Endurance exercise plus overload induces fatigue resistance and similar hypertrophy in mice irrespective of muscle mass. Experimental Physiology, 105 (12). pp. 2110-2122. ISSN 0958-0670

Ganse, B, Kleerekoper, A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3621-8568, Knobe, M, Hildebrand, F and Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (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. ISSN 2509-2715

(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. ISSN 0905-7188

Naderi, A, Moen, MH and Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (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. ISSN 0264-0414

(2020) A Novel Bioengineered Functional Motor Unit Platform to Study Neuromuscular Interaction. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9 (10). ISSN 2077-0383

Naderi, A, Baloochi, R, Rostami, KD, Fourchet, F and Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2020) Obesity and foot muscle strength are associated with high dynamic plantar pressure during running. The Foot, 44. p. 101683. ISSN 0958-2592

Attias, J, Grassi, A, Bosutti, A, Ganse, B, Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 and 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. ISSN 1439-6319

Darabseh, Mohammad Z, Selfe, James ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9931-4998, Morse, Christopher I and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2020) Is vaping better than smoking for cardiorespiratory and muscle function? Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 15 (1). p. 674. ISSN 1828-695X

(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, 2. p. 87.

(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). p. 87. ISSN 1862-3522

Montgomery, Gallin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2609-2615, McPhee, Jamie, Pääsuke, Mati, Sipilä, Sarianna, Maier, Andrea B, Hogrel, Jean-Yves and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (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). p. 1561.

Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 and Jones, DA (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).

(2020) p5 Peptide-Loaded Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promote Neurological Recovery After Focal Cerebral Ischemia in a Rat Model. Translational Stroke Research, 12. pp. 125-135. ISSN 1868-4483

Bosutti, Alessandra, Mulder, Edwin, Zange, Jochen, Bühlmeier, Judith, Ganse, Bergita and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (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. ISSN 1439-6319

Ganse, Bergita and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (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, 2. p. 31.

Messa, GAM, Piasecki, M, Hurst, J, Hill, C, Tallis, J and Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (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). ISSN 0022-0949

Dahl, Julian, Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841, Hildebrand, Frank and Ganse, Bergita (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. ISSN 1108-7161

Kamandulis, Sigitas, Janusevicius, Donatas, Snieckus, Audrius, Satkunskienė, Danguole, Skurvydas, Albertas and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2020) 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. ISSN 0022-4707

(2020) Prevalence and association of single nucleotide polymorphisms with sarcopenia in older women depends on definition. Scientific Reports, 10 (1). p. 2913.

Tickle, Peter G, Hendrickse, Paul W, Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 and Egginton, Stuart (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. ISSN 0022-3751

(2020) Reactive Jumps Preserve Skeletal Muscle Structure, Phenotype, and Myofiber Oxidative Capacity in Bed Rest. Frontiers in Physiology, 10. ISSN 1664-042X

Diaz, Miguel, Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 and Azzawi, May ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6238-9777 (2020) Acute resveratrol supplementation in coronary artery disease: towards patient stratification. Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal, 54 (1). pp. 14-19. ISSN 1401-7431

Naderi, Aynollah, Rezvani, Mohammad Hossein and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2019) Foam Rolling and Muscle and Joint Proprioception After Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage. Journal of Athletic Training, 55 (1). ISSN 1062-6050

Amorim, Samuel, Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841, Passos Gaspar, Alexandra and De Matos, Luciana Diniz Nagem Janot (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).

Messa, GAM, Piasecki, M, Hill, C, McPhee, JS ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3659-0773, Tallis, J and Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2019) Morphological alterations of mouse skeletal muscles during early ageing are muscle specific. Experimental Gerontology, 125. p. 110684. ISSN 0531-5565

Azzawi, May ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6238-9777, Diaz, Miguel and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2019) Differential effects of resveratrol on the dilator responses of femoral arteries, ex vivo. Nitric Oxide: Biology and Chemistry, 92. pp. 1-10. ISSN 1089-8603

Dahl, Julian, Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841, Hildebrand, Frank and Ganse, Bergita (2019) Age-Related Changes of Sprint Kinematics. Frontiers in physiology, 10. ISSN 1664-042X

Hendrickse, Paul and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2019) The role of the microcirculation in muscle function and plasticity. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, 40 (2). pp. 127-140. ISSN 0142-4319

Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841, Stasiulis, Arvydas, Skurvydas, Albertas, Statkeviciene, Birute and Venckunas, Tomas (2019) Physiological comparison between non-athletes, endurance, power and team athletes. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 119 (6). pp. 1377-1386. ISSN 1439-6327

Bagley, L, McPhee, JS, Ganse, B, Müller, K, Korhonen, MT, Rittweger, J and 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. ISSN 0905-7188

Onambele-Pearson, Gladys, Wullems, Jorgen, Doody, Conor, Ryan, Declan, Morse, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5261-2637 and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2019) Influence of Habitual Physical Behavior - Sleeping, Sedentarism, Physical Activity - On Bone Health in Community-Dwelling Older People. Frontiers in Physiology, 10. ISSN 1664-042X

(2019) Tensiomyography detects early hallmarks of bed-rest-induced atrophy before changes in muscle architecture. Journal of applied physiology, 126 (4). pp. 815-822. ISSN 8750-7587

Naderi, Aynolla, Shaabani, Fatemeh, Esmaeili, Ali, Salman, Zahra, Borella, Erika and Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (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. ISSN 2157-3905

(2019) Sarcopenia; Aging-related loss of muscle mass and function. Physiological Reviews, 99 (1). pp. 427-511. ISSN 0031-9333

(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, 12. pp. 1-9. ISSN 1178-6957

(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, 10. p. 449. ISSN 1664-042X

(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. ISSN 1525-0016

Ganse, Bergita and Degens, Hans (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). E79-E83. ISSN 2367-1890

Ganse, B, Ganse, U, Dahl, J and Degens, H (2018) Linear decrease in athletic performance during the human life span. Frontiers in Physiology, 9. pp. 1-13. ISSN 1664-042X

Naderi, A, Degens, Hans and 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. ISSN 1746-1391

(2018) Master athletes have higher miR-7, SIRT3 and SOD2 expression in skeletal muscle than age-matched sedentary controls. Redox biology, 19. pp. 46-51. ISSN 2213-2317

(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. ISSN 1862-3522

(2018) Early anterior knee pain in male adolescent basketball players is related to body height and abnormal knee morphology. Physical Therapy in Sport, 32. pp. 273-281. ISSN 1466-853X

Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 and Wüst, Rob CI (2018) Water: The fountain of strength. Acta physiologica (Oxford, England), 224 (1). pp. 1-2. ISSN 1748-1708

Piasecki, Jessica, Ireland, A, Piasecki, M, Cameron, J, McPhee, J and Degens, Hans (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. ISSN 0905-7188

Šimunic, Boštjan, Pišot, Rado, Rittweger, Jörn and Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (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. ISSN 1079-5006

Paudyal, A, Slevin, M, Maas, H and Degens, H (2018) Time course of denervation-induced changes in gastrocnemius muscles of adult and old rats. Experimental Gerontology, 106. pp. 165-172. ISSN 0531-5565

Hendrickse, P, Galinska, M, Hodson-Tole, E and Degens, Hans (2018) An evaluation of common markers of muscle denervation in denervated young-adult and old rat gastrocnemius muscle. Experimental Gerontology, 106. pp. 159-164. ISSN 0531-5565

McPhee, JS ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3659-0773, Cameron, J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1183-0184, Maden-Wilkinson, T, Piasecki, M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7804-4631, Yap, MH ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7681-4287, Jones, DA and Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (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. ISSN 1079-5006

Naderi, A, Degens, Hans, Rezyani, MH and 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. ISSN 1108-7161

Wullems, JA, Verschueren, SMP, Degens, H, Morse, CI and Onambélé, GL (2017) Performance of thigh-mounted triaxial accelerometer algorithms in objective quantification of sedentary behaviour and physical activity in older adults. PLoS ONE, 12 (11). ISSN 1932-6203

Simunic, Bostjan, Degens, Hans, Zavrsnik, Jernej, Koren, Katja, Vomut, Tadeja and Pisot, Rado (2017) Tensiomyographic assessment of muscle contractile properties in 9- to 14-year old children. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 38 (9). pp. 659-665. ISSN 0172-4622

(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. ISSN 2190-5991

Nye, GA, Sakellariou, GK, Degens, H and Lightfoot, AP (2017) Muscling in on mitochondrial sexual dimorphism; role of mitochondrial dimorphism in skeletal muscle health and disease. Clinical Science, 131 (15). pp. 1919-1922. ISSN 0143-5221

Lynch, S, Ramos, J, Jones, DA and Degens, H (2017) Hysteresis in muscle. International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, 27 (1). p. 1730003. ISSN 0218-1274

Diaz, M, Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841, Vanhees, L, Austin, C and Azzawi, M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6238-9777 (2016) The Effects of Resveratrol on Aging Vessels. Experimental Gerontology, 85. pp. 41-47. ISSN 0531-5565

Mickevičius, M, Rutkauskas, S, Sipavičienė, S, Skurvydas, A, Jürimäe, J, Degens, H and 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. ISSN 0172-4622

(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. ISSN 8750-7587

(2016) Enhanced exercise and regenerative capacity in a mouse model that violates size constraints of oxidative muscle fibres. Elife, 5. ISSN 2050-084X

(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. ISSN 0304-324X

(2016) The effects of smoking on whisker movements: a quantitative measure of exploratory behaviour in rodents. Behavioural Processes, 128. pp. 17-23. ISSN 1872-8308

McPhee, JS, French, DP, Jackson, D, Nazroo, J, Pendleton, N and Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2016) Physical activity in older age: perspectives for healthy ageing and frailty. Biogerontology, 17 (3). pp. 567-580. ISSN 1389-5729

Wullems, JA, Verschueren, SMP, Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841, Morse, CI and Onambele-Pearson, GL (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. ISSN 1389-5729

Ireland, A, Rittweger, J and Degens, Hans (2014) The influence of muscular action on bone strength via exercise. Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism, 12 (2). pp. 93-102. ISSN 1534-8644

Wüst, RCI, Morse, CI, Haan, A, Rittweger, J, Jones, DA and Degens, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 (2008) Skeletal muscle properties and fatigue resistance in relation to smoking history. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 104 (1). pp. 103-110. ISSN 1439-6319

Book Section

Degens, Hans (2018) Human ageing: impact on muscle force and power. In: Muscle and Exercise Physiology. Academic press, pp. 423-432. ISBN 978-0-12-814593-7

Erskine, RM and Degens, H (2013) Muscle Growth, Repair and Preservation: A Mechanistic Approach. In: Nutrition and Enhanced Sports Performance. Elsevier, pp. 247-263. ISBN 0123964776

Conference or Workshop Item

(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, 04 May 2023 - 05 May 2023, Newcastle, UK.

(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, 30 August 2022 - 02 September 2022, Sevilla, Spain.

(2021) The combined effects of age and athletic status on muscle function and structure in master track cyclists. In: BASES Student Conference 2021, 07 April 2021 - 08 April 2021, Online.

Cameron, JA ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1183-0184, Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 and McPhee, Jamie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3659-0773 (2016) Changes in muscle size and function during a 5 year longitudinal study in older men and women. In: Physiological Society, 29 July 2016 - 31 July 2016, Dublin, Ireland.

Cameron, JA ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1183-0184, McPhee, Jamie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3659-0773, Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 and David, Jones (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, 06 July 2016 - 09 July 2016, Austria, Vienna.

(2015) Maximal oxygen uptake and fatty acid oxidation in athletic older men and women and healthy control. In: Ageing and Degeneration, 10 April 2015 - 11 April 2015, Edinburgh, UK.

Dataset

Degens, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-4841 and Attias, Julia (2021) Jumping power and daily life performance. [Dataset] (Unpublished)