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SUBMITTER: Jung HJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5861915 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jung Hwa Jin HJ Lee Kwang-Pyo KP Milholland Brandon B Shin Yeo Jin YJ Kang Jae Sook JS Kwon Ki-Sun KS Suh Yousin Y
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 20171001 11
Age-associated loss of muscle mass and function is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly adults. Muscular atrophy can also be induced by disuse associated with long-term bed rest or disease. Although miRNAs regulate muscle growth, regeneration, and aging, their potential role in acute muscle atrophy is poorly understood. Furthermore, alterations in circulating miRNA levels have been shown to occur during aging but their potential as noninvasive biomarkers for muscle atrophy rem ...[more]