Aging- and obesity-related peri-muscular adipose tissue accelerates muscle atrophy.

Sarcopenia due to loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength leads to physical inactivity and decreased quality of life. The number of individuals with sarcopenia is rapidly increasing as the number of older people increases worldwide, making this condition a medical and social problem. Some patients...

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Main Authors: Shunshun Zhu, Zhe Tian, Daisuke Torigoe, Jiabin Zhao, Peiyu Xie, Taichi Sugizaki, Michio Sato, Haruki Horiguchi, Kazutoyo Terada, Tsuyoshi Kadomatsu, Keishi Miyata, Yuichi Oike
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221366