Sökning: "Elisabeth Skoglund"

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  1. 1. Muscular aging and its relation to physical activity and function : longitudinal and cross-sectional analyses

    Författare :Elisabeth Skoglund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : With age, muscle mass decreases and muscle function and strength decline, which is associated with loss of independence, hospitalization, morbidity and mortality. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the mechanisms involved in the age-related loss of muscle mass, physical function and strength by 1) studying gene expression and muscle morphology in muscle biopsies of vastus lateralis longitudinally (Study I) and muscle morphology cross-sectionally (Study II) in a cohort of older men, i. LÄS MER