An overview of sarcopenia: facts and numbers on prevalence and clinical impact
An overview of sarcopenia: facts and numbers on prevalence and clinical impact
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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Human muscle undergoes constant changes. After about age 50, muscle mass decreases at an annual rate of 1–2%. Muscle strength declines by 1.5% between ages 50 and 60 and by 3% thereafter. The reasons for these changes include denervation of motor units and a net conversion of fast type II muscle fibers into slow type I fibers with resulting loss in...
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An overview of sarcopenia: facts and numbers on prevalence and clinical impact
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3060646
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2190-5991
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2190-6009
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10.1007/s13539-010-0014-2
