Catabolism of aging: Is it an inflammatory process?

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 295-299

  Roubenoff, Ronenn ^a,b  

^a MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Body composition; Cachexia; Lean body mass; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; MUSCLE PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN;

AGING; APOPTOSIS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CATABOLISM; CYTOKINE RELEASE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MUSCLE ATROPHY; REVIEW; METABOLISM; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; CYTOKINES; ENERGY INTAKE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-6; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

EID: 0037927688     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075197-200305000-00005     Document Type: Review

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