Aging impairs contraction-induced human skeletal muscle mTORC1 signaling and protein synthesis

Aging impairs contraction-induced human skeletal muscle mTORC1 signaling and protein synthesis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sarcopenia, the loss of skeletal muscle mass during aging, increases the risk for falls and dependency. Resistance exercise (RE) training is an effective treatment to improve muscle mass and strength in older adults, but aging is ass...

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Main Authors: Fry Christopher S, Drummond Micah J, Glynn Erin L, Dickinson Jared M, Gundermann David M, Timmerman Kyle L, Walker Dillon K, Dhanani Shaheen, Volpi Elena, Rasmussen Blake B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:Skeletal Muscle
Online Access:http://www.skeletalmusclejournal.com/content/1/1/11

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