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The decline in skeletal muscle mass with aging is mainly attributed to a reduction in type II muscle fiber size.

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Reduced muscle mass with aging is mainly attributed to smaller type II muscle fiber size and, as such, is unlikely accompanied by substantial muscle fiber loss.
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This article is published in Experimental Gerontology.The article was published on 2013-05-01. It has received 522 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Muscle hypertrophy & Sarcopenia.

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Sarcopenic obesity in older adults: aetiology, epidemiology and treatment strategies.

TL;DR: The evolution, controversies and challenges in defining sarcopenic obesity are discussed, and current body composition modalities used to assess this condition are presented and current treatment strategies are outlined.
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Skeletal muscle performance and ageing

TL;DR: A broad overview on the underlying mechanisms associated with elderly skeletal muscle performance is provided and major implications for scientists, clinicians, and health professionals who are developing therapeutic interventions aiming to enhance muscle function and/or prevent mobility and physical limitations are developed.
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The age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass and function: Measurement and physiology of muscle fibre atrophy and muscle fibre loss in humans

TL;DR: Loss of muscle mass with age is due to atrophy and loss of individual muscle fibres, and anabolic resistance is fundamental in age-related fibre atrophy.
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Aging Is Accompanied by a Blunted Muscle Protein Synthetic Response to Protein Ingestion

TL;DR: Ageing is associated with the development of muscle anabolic inflexibility which represents a key physiological mechanism underpinning sarcopenia and there was a strong negative correlation between post-absorptive muscleprotein synthesis rates and the increase in muscle protein synthesis rate following protein ingestion.
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Substantial skeletal muscle loss occurs during only 5 days of disuse.

TL;DR: This work assessed the impact of 5 and 14 days of disuse on skeletal muscle mass, strength and associated intramuscular molecular signalling responses.
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Strength conditioning in older men: skeletal muscle hypertrophy and improved function.

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