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SUBMITTER: Penna F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3118004 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Penna Fabio F Busquets Silvia S Pin Fabrizio F Toledo Miriam M Baccino Francesco M FM López-Soriano Francisco J FJ Costelli Paola P Argilés Josep M JM
Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle 20110511 2
BACKGROUND: Cancer cachexia is a syndrome characterized by loss of skeletal muscle protein, depletion of lipid stores, anorexia, weakness, and perturbations of the hormonal homeostasis. Despite several therapeutic approaches described in the past, effective interventions countering cancer cachexia are still lacking. METHODS: The present work was aimed to verify the ability of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) to prevent the muscle depletion in Lewis lung carcinoma-bearing mice and to test the ability ...[more]