"Sarcopenia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Progressive decline in muscle mass due to aging which results in decreased functional capacity of muscles.
| Descriptor ID |
D055948
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.613.612.500 C23.300.070.500.500 C23.888.592.608.612.500
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Sarcopenia".
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sarcopenia" by people in Profiles.
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Myosteatosis at diagnosis is adversely associated with 2-year survival in women with estrogen receptor-negative metastatic breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2021 Nov; 190(1):121-132.
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Prevalence of low computed tomography-measured skeletal muscle index and handgrip strength in a general medical population. Nutr Clin Pract. 2022 Feb; 37(1):102-109.
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Motor function is the primary driver of the associations of sarcopenia and physical frailty with adverse health outcomes in community-dwelling older adults. PLoS One. 2021; 16(2):e0245680.
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Tutorial: A Step-by-Step Guide (Version 2.0) for Measuring Abdominal Circumference and Skeletal Muscle From a Single Cross-Sectional Computed-Tomography Image Using the National Institutes of Health ImageJ. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2020 03; 44(3):419-424.
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Prognostic Significance of Skeletal Muscle Loss During Early Postoperative Period in Elderly Patients with Esophageal Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Nov; 26(12):3807-3808.
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Body Composition, Serum Biomarkers of Inflammation and Quality of Life in Clinically Stable Women with Estrogen Receptor Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer. Nutr Cancer. 2019; 71(6):981-991.
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Measuring Abdominal Circumference and Skeletal Muscle From a Single Cross-Sectional Computed Tomography Image: A Step-by-Step Guide for Clinicians Using National Institutes of Health ImageJ. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2016 Mar; 40(3):308-18.
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Response to Dr Khursheed Jeejeebhoy. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2015 Mar; 39(3):271-2.
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The prevalence of sarcopenia in patients with respiratory failure classified as normally nourished using computed tomography and subjective global assessment. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2014 Sep; 38(7):873-9.
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A shift in energy metabolism anticipates the onset of sarcopenia in rhesus monkeys. Aging Cell. 2013 Aug; 12(4):672-81.