The Effect of Nutritional Status in the Pathogenesis of Critical Illness Myopathy (CIM)
The muscle wasting and loss of specific force associated with Critical Illness Myopathy (CIM) is, at least in part, due to a preferential loss of the molecular motor protein myosin. This acquired myopathy is common in critically ill immobilized and mechanically ventilated intensive care patients (IC...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-05-01
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| Series: | Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/3/2/368 |