The challenges of muscle biopsy in a community based geriatric population
Abstract Objectives To describe the difficulties of obtaining muscle samples using a Bergstrom needle technique in a frail older adult population. The data were obtained from a study primarily investigating immunosenescence in frailty. An intended research technique was skeletal muscle biopsy in a s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Research Notes |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3947-8 |