Serum and tissue markers of myopathy in patients with colorectal cancer

Skeletal muscles in patients with cancer undergo many changes due to immuno-inflammatory factors of tumor origin, or to chemotherapy and irradiation. Aim of the present study is to identify serological biomarkers and early myopathic features in skeletal muscle biopsies from weight stable patients be...

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Main Author: Nicoletta Adami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2012-09-01
Series:European Journal of Translational Myology
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Online Access:http://pagepressjournals.org/index.php/bam/article/view/1796