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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
DISEASE(S): normal
SUBMITTER: Eric Hoffman
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-1017 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Di Giovanni Simone S Molon Annamaria A Broccolini Aldobrando A Melcon Gisela G Mirabella Massimiliano M Hoffman Eric P EP Servidei Serenella S
Annals of neurology 20040201 2
Acute quadriplegic myopathy (AQM; also called "critical illness myopathy") shows acute muscle wasting and weakness and is experienced by some patients with severe systemic illness, often associated with administration of corticosteroids and/or neuroblocking agents. Key aspects of AQM include muscle atrophy and myofilament loss. Although these features are shared with neurogenic atrophy, myogenic atrophy in AQM appears mechanistically distinct from neurogenic atrophy. Using muscle biopsies from A ...[more]