Muscle Atrophy

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Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 An Overview of Muscle Atrophy  (Shengguang Ding, Qiying Dai, Haitao Huang, Yiming Xu, Chongjun Zhong)....Pages 3-19
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 Myofibers  (Dragos Cretoiu, Luciana Pavelescu, Florentina Duica, Mihaela Radu, Nicolae Suciu, Sanda Maria Cretoiu)....Pages 23-46
 Muscle Mass, Quality, and Composition Changes During Atrophy and Sarcopenia  (Yosuke Yamada)....Pages 47-72
 Muscle Changes During Atrophy  (Adrian Dumitru, Beatrice Mihaela Radu, Mihai Radu, Sanda Maria Cretoiu)....Pages 73-92
 Skeletal Muscle Damage in Intrauterine Growth Restriction  (Leonard Năstase, Dragos Cretoiu, Silvia Maria Stoicescu)....Pages 93-106
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 The Role of IGF-1 Signaling in Skeletal Muscle Atrophy  (Louk T. Timmer, Willem M. H. Hoogaars, Richard T. Jaspers)....Pages 109-137
 mTOR Signaling Pathway and Protein Synthesis: From Training to Aging and Muscle Autophagy  (Jocemar Ilha, Caroline Cunha do Espírito-Santo, Gabriel Ribeiro de Freitas)....Pages 139-151
 Past, Present, and Future Perspective of Targeting Myostatin and Related Signaling Pathways to Counteract Muscle Atrophy  (Willem M. H. Hoogaars, Richard T. Jaspers)....Pages 153-206
 Hormones and Muscle Atrophy  (Ana Isabel Martín, Teresa Priego, Asunción López-Calderón)....Pages 207-233
 Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway and Muscle Atrophy  (Rania Khalil)....Pages 235-248
 Noncoding RNAs in Muscle Atrophy  (Yongqin Li, Xiangmin Meng, Guoping Li, Qiulian Zhou, Junjie Xiao)....Pages 249-266
 NF-kB and Inflammatory Cytokine Signalling: Role in Skeletal Muscle Atrophy  (Anastasia Thoma, Adam P. Lightfoot)....Pages 267-279
 Redox Homeostasis in Age-Related Muscle Atrophy  (Giorgos K. Sakellariou, McDonagh Brian)....Pages 281-306
 Disturbed Ca2+ Homeostasis in Muscle-Wasting Disorders  (Guillermo Avila)....Pages 307-326
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 Muscle Atrophy in Cancer  (Jian Yang, Richard Y. Cao, Qing Li, Fu Zhu)....Pages 329-346
 The Molecular Mechanisms and Prevention Principles of Muscle Atrophy in Aging  (Yu Zhang, Xiangbin Pan, Yi Sun, Yong-jian Geng, Xi-Yong Yu, Yangxin Li)....Pages 347-368
 Muscular Atrophy in Cardiovascular Disease  (Isadora Rebolho Sisto, Melina Hauck, Rodrigo Della Méa Plentz)....Pages 369-391
 Muscle Atrophy in Chronic Kidney Disease  (Jociane Schardong, Miriam Allein Zago Marcolino, Rodrigo Della Méa Plentz)....Pages 393-412
 Sarcopenia in Liver Disease: Current Evidence and Issues to Be sResolved  (Meiyi Song, Lu Xia, Qi Liu, Mengxue Sun, Fei Wang, Changqing Yang)....Pages 413-433
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 Muscle Atrophy Measurement as Assessment Method for Low Back Pain Patients  (Elżbieta Skorupska)....Pages 437-461
 Drugs of Muscle Wasting and Their Therapeutic Targets  (Kunihiro Sakuma, Akihiko Yamaguchi)....Pages 463-481
 Nutritional Support to Counteract Muscle Atrophy  (Daniel John Owens)....Pages 483-495
 Nutritional Considerations in Preventing Muscle Atrophy  (Sanda Maria Cretoiu, Corina Aurelia Zugravu)....Pages 497-528
 Physical Exercise for Muscle Atrophy  (Liang Shen, Xiangmin Meng, Zhongrong Zhang, Tianhui Wang)....Pages 529-545
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 To Contrast and Reverse Skeletal Muscle Atrophy by Full-Body In-Bed Gym, a Mandatory Lifestyle for Older Olds and Borderline Mobility-Impaired Persons  (Ugo Carraro, Karma Gava, Alfonc Baba, Andrea Marcante, Francesco Piccione)....Pages 549-560
 Overview of FES-Assisted Cycling Approaches and Their Benefits on Functional Rehabilitation and Muscle Atrophy  (Michelle Rabelo, Renata Viana Brigido de Moura Jucá, Lidiane Andréa Oliveira Lima, Henrique Resende-Martins, Antônio Padilha Lanari Bó, Charles Fattal et al.)....Pages 561-583
 To Reverse Atrophy of Human Muscles in Complete SCI Lower Motor Neuron Denervation by Home-Based Functional Electrical Stimulation  (Helmut Kern, Paolo Gargiulo, Amber Pond, Giovanna Albertin, Andrea Marcante, Ugo Carraro)....Pages 585-591
 Preventing Muscle Atrophy Following Strokes: A Reappraisal  (Sunil Munakomi)....Pages 593-601
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 Muscle Atrophy: Present and Future  (Richard Y. Cao, Jin Li, Qiying Dai, Qing Li, Jian Yang)....Pages 605-624