Sarcopenia – Age-Related Muscle Wasting and Weakness Mechanisms and Treatments / edited by Gordon S. Lynch.

Some of the most serious consequences of aging are its effects on skeletal muscle. ‘Sarcopenia’, the progressive age-related loss of muscle mass and associated muscle weakness, renders frail elders susceptible to serious injury from sudden falls and fractures and at risk for losing their functional...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Lynch, Gordon S. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edition:1st ed. 2011.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
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