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SUBMITTER: Ferri E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7432902 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ferri Evelyn E Marzetti Emanuele E Calvani Riccardo R Picca Anna A Cesari Matteo M Arosio Beatrice B
International journal of molecular sciences 20200723 15
Skeletal muscle aging is associated with a significant loss of skeletal muscle strength and power (i.e., dynapenia), muscle mass and quality of life, a phenomenon known as sarcopenia. This condition affects nearly one-third of the older population and is one of the main factors leading to negative health outcomes in geriatric patients. Notwithstanding the exact mechanisms responsible for sarcopenia are not fully understood, mitochondria have emerged as one of the central regulators of sarcopenia ...[more]