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Sarcopenia and Frailty in Liver Cirrhosis

Skeletal muscle is the largest organ in the body, and skeletal muscle atrophy results from a shift in the balance of protein synthesis and degradation toward protein breakdown. Primary sarcopenia is defined as a loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength or physical function due to aging, and seconda...

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Autores principales: Nishikawa, Hiroki, Fukunishi, Shinya, Asai, Akira, Nishiguchi, Shuhei, Higuchi, Kazuhide
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8146021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33925660
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life11050399