Amino acids and muscle protein metabolism with aging

Sarcopenia is age-associated loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength which develops slowly over decades and becomes a significant factor to disability among the elderly population. Although several mechanisms of sarcopenia have been proposed, they all seem to affect the balance between muscle prot...

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Main Author: Satoshi Fujita (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit UKM, 2009.
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