Muscles -- Diseases

Muscle gene therapy

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"Muscle disease represents an important health threat to the general population. Unlike diseases affecting other tissues/organs, therapeutic options are quite limited for many inherited muscle diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy. There is essentially no cure. Gene thera…

Sarcopenia

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"Availability and standards on techniques to estimate muscle mass (or lean body mass) in epidemiological studies were becoming available. Based on these parameters, sarcopenia was operationally defined as a gradual loss of muscle mass. For instance, Baumgartner used a definition…

Sarcopenia

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"Availability and standards on techniques to estimate muscle mass (or lean body mass) in epidemiological studies were becoming available. Based on these parameters, sarcopenia was operationally defined as a gradual loss of muscle mass. For instance, Baumgartner used a definition…

Maitland's Peripheral Manipulation: Management of Neuromusculoskeletal Disorders - Vo…

by Hengeveld, Elly, Banks, Kevin

fromManagement of neuromusculoskeletal disorders

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The legacy of Geoff Maitland and his seminal work, Peripheral Manipulation, continues in this fifth edition, with Elly Hengeveld and Kevin Banks leading an international team of experts who demonstrate how to manage peripheral neuromusculoskeletal disorders using the principles …

Muscle gene therapy: methods and protocols

by Duan, Dongsheng

fromMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)

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Gene therapy offers many conceptual advantages to treat muscle diseases, especially various forms of muscular dystrophies; however, it faces a number of unique challenges, including the need to deliver a therapeutic vector to all muscles throughout the body. In Muscle Gene Thera…

Sarcopenia: molecular, cellular, and nutritional aspects : ap…

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"Maintaining adequate muscle mass is crucial to healthy aging. Numerous diseases as well as deterioration of motor nerves and muscle repair mechanisms cause risks to developing sarcopenia. Sedentary lifestyles coupled with excess caloric intake among senior citizens compound the…

Sarcopenia: molecular, cellular, and nutritional aspects : ap…

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"Maintaining adequate muscle mass is crucial to healthy aging. Numerous diseases as well as deterioration of motor nerves and muscle repair mechanisms cause risks to developing sarcopenia. Sedentary lifestyles coupled with excess caloric intake among senior citizens compound the…

A case-based guide to neuromuscular pathology

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This book provides a practical guide to the field of neuromuscular pathology including muscle, peripheral nerve, and skin biopsies with biopsy interpretation. Divided into three parts, the book begins with introductory chapters that review muscle, nerve, and skin biopsy indicati…

Omics approaches to understanding muscle biology

fromMethods in Physiology Series

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This book is a collection of principles and current practices in omics research, applied to skeletal muscle physiology and disorders. The various sections are categorized according to the level of biological organization, namely, genomics (DNA), transcriptomics (RNA), proteomics…

Omics approaches to understanding muscle biology

fromMethods in Physiology Series

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This book is a collection of principles and current practices in omics research, applied to skeletal muscle physiology and disorders. The various sections are categorized according to the level of biological organization, namely, genomics (DNA), transcriptomics (RNA), proteomics…

Myofascial pain and dysfunction: the trigger point manual

by Simons, David G., Travell, Janet G., Simons, Lois S.

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V. 2: A thorough understanding of what myofascial pain actually is, and provides a unique and effective approach to the diagnosis and treatment of this syndrome for the lower body muscles. V. 1: Presents introductory general information on all myofascial trigger points (TrPs) a…