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The age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass and function: Measurement and physiology of muscle fibre atrophy and muscle fibre loss in humans

Age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, sarcopenia, is associated with physical frailty and increased risk of morbidity (chronic diseases), in addition to all-cause mortality. The loss of muscle mass occurs incipiently from middle-age (∼1%/year), and in severe instances can lead to a...

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Published in:Ageing Res Rev
Main Authors: Wilkinson, D.J., Piasecki, M., Atherton, P.J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier Science 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6202460/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30048806
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2018.07.005
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