Muscle Atrophy

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Xiao, Junjie (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1088
• Subjects: Molecular biology.; Cell biology.; Human physiology.; Molecular Medicine.; Cell Biology.; Human Physiology.

The book addresses the development of muscle atrophy, which can be caused by denervation, disuse, excessive fasting, aging, and a variety of diseases including heart failure, chronic kidney diseases and cancers. Muscle atrophy reduces quality of life and increases morbidity and mortality worldwide....