Sarcopenia – Age-Related Muscle Wasting and Weakness 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...
| Corporate Author: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Other Authors: | Lynch, Gordon S. (Editor) |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
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