“…Whereas some studies found no significant difference (Aniansson et al, 1992(Aniansson et al, , 1986Coggan et al, 1992;Grimby, Danneskiold-Samsoe, Hvid, & Saltin, 1982;Klein, Marsh, Petrella, & Rice, 2003;Lexell, Henriksson-Larsen, Winblad, & Sjostrom, 1983), others showed a decrease in Type II fiber proportion (Aniansson et al, 1992;Fayet, Rouche, Hogrel, Tome, & Fardeau, 2001;Larsson et al, 1979;Larsson, Sjodin, & Karlsson, 1978;Lexell, Downham, & Sjostrom, 1986;Monemi, Eriksson, Eriksson, & Thornell, 1998;Poggi et al, 1987). This decrease seems to appear between the ages of 76 and 80 years, whereas there was no change of proportion between 69 and 76 years (Aniansson et al, 1992).…”