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Clinical characteristics of sarcopenia in patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Sarcopenia frequently develops in patient with liver cirrhosis (LC). Ethanol reduces muscle protein synthesis and accelerates proteolysis. However, the relationship between heavy alcohol consumption and sarcopenia remains controversial. This study aimed to investigate the charact...

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Autores principales: Saeki, Chisato, Kanai, Tomoya, Nakano, Masanori, Oikawa, Tsunekazu, Torisu, Yuichi, Saruta, Masayuki, Tsubota, Akihito
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8264247/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34263070
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12582