| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 479 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Sarcopenia -- Age-RelatedMuscle Wastingand Weakness; Contents; Contributors; Overview of Sarcopenia; Muscle Wasting in Cancer and Ageing: Cachexia Versus Sarcopenia; Age-Related Remodeling of Neuromuscular Junctions; Aging-Related Changes Motor Unit Structure and Function; Age-Related Decline in Actomyosin Structure and Function; Excitation-Contraction Coupling Regulation in Aging Skeletal Muscle; Alterations in Mitochondria and Their Impact in Aging Skeletal Muscle; Skeletal Muscle Collagen: Age, Injury and Disease; Nuclear Apoptosis and Sarcopenia |
| Summary |
Some of the most serious consequences of aging are its effects on skeletal muscle. 'Sarcopenia', the progressive age-related loss of muscle mass and associated muscle weakness, renders frail elders susceptible to serious injury from sudden falls and fractures and at risk for losing their functional independence. Not surprisingly, sarcopenia is a significant public health problem throughout the developed world. There is an urgent need to better understand the neuromuscular mechanisms underlying age-related muscle wasting and to develop therapeutic strategies that can attenuate, prevent, or ulti |
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celbiologie |
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cellular biology |
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biomedische wetenschappen |
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biomedicine |
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geneeskunde |
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medicine |
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volksgezondheid |
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public health |
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sportgeneeskunde |
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sports medicine |
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geriatrie |
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geriatrics |
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Medicine (General) |
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Geneeskunde (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
| Subject |
Muscular atrophy.
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Muscles -- Diseases -- Age factors
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Sarcopenia
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Muscular Atrophy
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medicines (material)
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Musculoskeletal.
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MEDICAL -- Orthopedics.
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MEDICAL -- Rheumatology.
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Muscular atrophy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lynch, Gordon S
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| ISBN |
9789048197132 |
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9048197139 |
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9789048197125 |
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9048197120 |
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