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Sarcopenia: the gliogenic perspective.
Mechanisms of ageing and development - 1 Sept 2013
Kwan Ping
Abstract excerpt
It has been approximately 25 years since Dr. Rosenberg first brought attention to sarcopenia. To date, this aging-associated condition is recognized as a chronic loss of muscle mass and is usually accompanied by dynapenia. Despite its poly-etiological factors, sarcopenia has a strong neurogenic component underlying this chrono-degeneration of muscle mass, as shown in recent studies. As it seems plausible to...
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