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Aging of the Neuromuscular System: What Are the Causes of Age-Related Loss of Strength and Muscle Mass, and Can We Prevent Its Development and Progression?

2024-09-13

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When we grow old, we experience loss of muscle strength and power, a condition commonly referred to as sarcopenia (ICD-10-CM code (M62.84)). Sarcopenia leads to disability in 5-10% of the population. In this review we emphasise that it is not a sudden event, but a deterioration that occurs over time but is only recognised as a disease when it becomes clinically manifest in the 6th-7th decade of life. Evidence from...

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10.20944/preprints202409.1049.v1
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