1. The time-course of the age-related decline in specific muscle force (maximum voluntary force per cross-sectional area) in men and women was determined by measuring the maximum voluntary force and cross-sectional area of the adductor pollicis muscle in 273 subjects aged 17-90 years (176 men, 30 premenopausal women and 67 peri- or post-menopausal women who were not receiving hormone replacemen...
