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Validated treatments and therapeutics prospectives regarding pharmacological products for sarcopenia.
The journal of nutrition, health & aging - 1 Oct 2009
Onder G, Della Vedova C, Landi F
Abstract excerpt
Loss of physical function in older adults may be, at least in part, explained by sarcopenia, a phenomenon characterized by a reduction in number and size of muscle fibres and by increase in interstitial fat and connective tissue. Lifestyle intervention (i.e. physical activity and nutrition) have shown to impact on sarcopenia. However, several drugs were suggested, with various levels of scientific evidence, to...
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