Treating cancer cachexia to treat cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Skeletal muscle wasting is a major component of cachectic states found in a variety of disease settings, including cancer. As increasing caloric intake often provides little benefit in combating muscle loss in cachectic patients, a major research focus has been t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lee Se-Jin, Glass David J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:Skeletal Muscle
Online Access:http://www.skeletalmusclejournal.com/content/1/1/2