Effects of aging on unloading-induced skeletal muscle atrophy and subsequent recovery in rats

Aged individuals with physiological muscle atrophy (sarcopenia) are likely forced into an unloading condition of inactivity such as bed rest and limb-immobilization. Accumulated experimental evidence, obtained with rats, indicates no definite aging effects on the extent of unloading-induced muscle a...

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Main Authors: Hideki Yamauchi, Yuki Takeda, Shino Tsuruoka, Shigeru Takemori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine 2013-11-01
Series:Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpfsm/2/4/2_417/_pdf/-char/en