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Differential features of muscle fiber atrophy in osteoporosis and osteoarthritis

SUMMARY: We demonstrated that osteoporosis is associated with a preferential type II muscle fiber atrophy, which correlates with bone mineral density and reduced levels of Akt, a major regulator of muscle mass. In osteoarthritis, muscle atrophy is of lower extent and related to disease duration and...

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Autores principales: Terracciano, C., Celi, M., Lecce, D., Baldi, J., Rastelli, E., Lena, E., Massa, R., Tarantino, U.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3572370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22535191
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-012-1990-1