Serum levels of C-terminal agrin fragment (CAF) are associated with sarcopenia in older hip fractured patients

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 60, Issue , 2014, Pages 79-82

  Marzetti, Emanuele ^a   Calvani, Riccardo ^a   Lorenzi, Maria ^a   Marini, Federico ^b   D'Angelo, Emanuela ^a   Martone, Anna Maria ^a   Celi, Michela ^a   Tosato, Matteo ^a   Bernabei, Roberto ^a   Landi, Francesco ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA); Biomarker; Handgrip; Muscle atrophy; Muscle injury; Neuromuscular junction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949115763     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: 18736815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2014.10.003     Document Type: Article

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