Biochemical pathways of sarcopenia and their modulation by physical exercise: A narrative review

Frontiers in Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue OCT, 2017, Pages

  Ziaaldini, Mohammad Mosaferi ^a   Marzetti, Emanuele ^b   Picca, Anna ^b   Murlasits, Zsolt ^c  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Qatar University   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Inflammation; Mitochondria; Muscle atrophy; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85041217628     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2296858X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2017.00167     Document Type: Review

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