Increased Plin2 expression in human skeletal muscle is associated with sarcopenia and muscle weakness.

Human aging is associated with a progressive loss of muscle mass and strength and a concomitant fat accumulation in form of inter-muscular adipose tissue, causing skeletal muscle function decline and immobilization. Fat accumulation can also occur as intra-muscular triglycerides (IMTG) deposition in...

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Main Authors: Maria Conte, Francesco Vasuri, Giovanni Trisolino, Elena Bellavista, Aurelia Santoro, Alessio Degiovanni, Ermanno Martucci, Antonia D'Errico-Grigioni, Daniela Caporossi, Miriam Capri, Andrea B Maier, Olivier Seynnes, Laura Barberi, Antonio Musarò, Marco V Narici, Claudio Franceschi, Stefano Salvioli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073709
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