MYOSTATIN IN OLDER ADULTS: THE HEALTH, AGING, AND BODY COMPOSITION (HEALTH ABC) STUDY

Myostatin (also known as GDF8) is a negative regulator of muscle development and size. We tested the hypothesis that higher myostatin levels are associated with reduced lean mass, deceased muscle density, lower strength and slower walking speed in older adults. We used data from 399 randomly selecte...

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Veröffentlicht in:Innov Aging
Hauptverfasser: Cawthon, P.M., Parimi, N., Goodpaster, B., Newman, A., Harris, T., Cummings, S.R.
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Oxford University Press 2017
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6247251/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igx004.2317
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