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Sarcopenia - Age-Related Muscle Wasting and Weakness - Mechanisms and Treatments (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
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Sarcopenia - Age-Related Muscle Wasting and Weakness - Mechanisms and Treatments (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
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Some of the most serious consequences of aging are its effects on
skeletal muscle. 'Sarcopenia', the progressive age-related loss of
muscle mass and associated muscle weakness, renders frail elders
susceptible to serious injury from sudden falls and fractures and
at risk for losing their functional independence. Not surprisingly,
sarcopenia is a significant public health problem throughout the
developed world. There is an urgent need to better understand the
neuromuscular mechanisms underlying age-related muscle wasting and
to develop therapeutic strategies that can attenuate, prevent, or
ultimately reverse sarcopenia. Significant research and development
in academic and research institutions and in pharmaceutical
companies is being directed to sarcopenia and to related health
issues in order to develop and evaluate novel therapeutics. This
book provides the latest information on sarcopenia from leading
international researchers studying the cellular and molecular
mechanisms underlying age-related changes in skeletal muscle and
identifies strategies to combat sarcopenia and related muscle
wasting conditions and neuromuscular disorders. The book provides a
vital resource for researchers and practitioners alike, with
information relevant to gerontologists, geriatricians, sports
medicine physicians, physiologists, neuroscientists, cell
biologists, endocrinologists, physical therapists, allied health
and musculoskeletal practitioners, strength and conditioning
specialists, athletic trainers, and students of the medical and
biomedical sciences.
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