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HIV Infection Is Associated with Increased Fatty Infiltration of the Thigh Muscle with Aging Independent of Fat Distribution

BACKGROUND: Lower muscle density on computed tomography (CT) provides a measure of fatty infiltration of muscle, an aspect of muscle quality that has been associated with metabolic abnormalities, weakness, decreased mobility, and increased fracture risk in older adults. We assessed the cross-section...

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Autores principales: Natsag, Javzandulam, Erlandson, Kristine M., Sellmeyer, Deborah E., Haberlen, Sabina A., Margolick, Joseph, Jacobson, Lisa P., Palella, Frank J., Koletar, Susan L., Lake, Jordan E., Post, Wendy S., Brown, Todd T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5218482/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28060856
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0169184