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  • Sarcopenia- age-related muscle wasting and weakness [Elektronski vir] : mechanisms and treatments
    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
    Type of material - e-book
    Publication and manufacture - Dordrecht ; New York : Springer Science+Business Media B.V., ©2011
    Language - english
    ISBN - 978-90-481-9713-2; 90-481-9713-9
    COBISS.SI-ID - 1543325663

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