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Cancer Cachexia: Its Mechanism and Clinical Significance
The term “cachexia” is derived from the Greek words kakos (bad) and hexis (habit). Cachexia is a malnutrition associated with chronic diseases such as cancer, chronic heart failure, chronic renal failure, and autoimmune diseases, and is characterized by decreased skeletal muscle mass. Cancer cachexi...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8395185/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34445197 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22168491 |