Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in patients with muscular dystrophy
Aging sarcopenia and muscular dystrophy are two conditions characterized by lower skeletal muscle quantity, lower muscle strength, and lower physical performance. Aging is associated with a peculiar alteration in body composition called sarcopenic obesity characterized by a decrease in lean body mas...
Main Authors: | Luciano eMerlini, Alessandro eVagheggini, Daniela eCocchi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2014.00274/full |
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