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== | == Introduction == | ||
As we age oour muscles undergo progressive changes, primarily involving loss of muscle mass and strength. | |||
The age-related loss of muscle function is known as Sarcopenia<ref>Rosenberg IH: Sarcopenia: origins and clinical relevance. J Nutr 127:990S-991S, 1997</ref>, derived from the Greek words for flesh (sarcos) and loss (penia) and its definition includes loss of muscle strength and power, as well as reduced function<ref>Rolland Y, Czerwinski S, Abellan Van Kan G, et al: Sarcopenia: its assessment, etiology, pathogenesis, consequences and future perspectives. J Nutr Health Aging 12:433-450, 200</ref>. It occurs with increasing age, and is a major component in the development of frailty. | |||
The loss of muscle mass during the aging process is important clinically as it reduces strength and exercise capacity, both which are needed to perform activities of daily living. | |||
== Age-related changes in muscle structure == | |||
== Conditions associated with impairment of skeletal function == | |||
== Recent Related Research (from [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ Pubmed]) == | == Recent Related Research (from [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ Pubmed]) == | ||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
As we age oour muscles undergo progressive changes, primarily involving loss of muscle mass and strength.
The age-related loss of muscle function is known as Sarcopenia[1], derived from the Greek words for flesh (sarcos) and loss (penia) and its definition includes loss of muscle strength and power, as well as reduced function[2]. It occurs with increasing age, and is a major component in the development of frailty.
The loss of muscle mass during the aging process is important clinically as it reduces strength and exercise capacity, both which are needed to perform activities of daily living.
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Conditions associated with impairment of skeletal function[edit | edit source]
Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]
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