Mediators, mechanisms and biomarkers of skeletal muscle wasting and function in cancer cachexia
Cachexia is a syndrome of progressive nutritional depletion that occurs in up to one-half of all patients with cancer. In particular, cachexia involves a severe and specific loss of skeletal muscle, which is associated with worsened patient morbidity, reduced quality of life (QoL), and increased mor...
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University of Edinburgh
2011
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| Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.726461 |