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Androgen effects on skeletal muscle: implications for the development and management of frailty

Androgens have potent anabolic effects on skeletal muscle and decline with age in parallel to losses in muscle mass and strength. This loss of muscle mass and function, known as sarcopenia, is the central event in development of frailty, the vulnerable health status that presages adverse outcomes an...

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Autores principales: O’Connell, Matthew DL, Wu, Frederick CW
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3955329/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24457838
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1008-682X.122581