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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus
SUBMITTER: Jerome Feige
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-78702 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Pannérec Alice A Springer Margherita M Migliavacca Eugenia E Ireland Alex A Piasecki Mathew M Karaz Sonia S Jacot Guillaume G Métairon Sylviane S Danenberg Esther E Raymond Frédéric F Descombes Patrick P McPhee Jamie S JS Feige Jerome N JN
Aging 20160401 4
Declining muscle mass and function is one of the main drivers of loss of independence in the elderly. Sarcopenia is associated with numerous cellular and endocrine perturbations, and it remains challenging to identify those changes that play a causal role and could serve as targets for therapeutic intervention. In this study, we uncovered a remarkable differential susceptibility of certain muscles to age-related decline. Aging rats specifically lose muscle mass and function in the hindlimbs, but ...[more]