Naslov
Muscle loss in aging population

Autori
Nikolić, Marina ; Bajek, Snježana ; Glibotić- Krešina, Helena ; Krešina, Sandro ; Šoić-Vranić, Tamara ; Ilić, Marina ; Bajek, Marin ; Dadić Hero, Elizabeta ; Cvijanović, Olga

Izvornik
Periodicum biologorum (0031-5362) 115 (2013), 4; 505-509

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
sceletal muscle; elderly; atrophy

Sažetak
Sarcopenia is a generic term for the loss of skeletal muscle mass, quality and performance associated with normal aging that can lead to frailty in the elderly. It cannot be considered a disease or a condition that has a clear diagnostic marker. However, the clearly is a decline in the average muscle mass and performance associated with senescence. Because of the great increase in the proportion of the population living long enough that frailty becomes a significant problem, there is much interest in achieving a better scientific understanding of sarcopenia. The ageing of the European population is a major public health problem for most of the industrialized western countries, and represents both a social and an economic burden for the European population.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti

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