Sarcopenia: Effects on Body Composition and Function

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1012-1017

  Roubenoff, Ronenn ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYTOKINE;

BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ELBOW FLEXION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0345447513     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/58.11.m1012     Document Type: Review

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