"Muscular Atrophy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Derangement in size and number of muscle fibers occurring with aging, reduction in blood supply, or following immobilization, prolonged weightlessness, malnutrition, and particularly in denervation.
Descriptor ID |
D009133
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MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.613.612 C23.300.070.500 C23.888.592.608.612
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Concept/Terms |
Muscular Atrophy- Muscular Atrophy
- Atrophies, Muscular
- Atrophy, Muscular
- Muscular Atrophies
- Atrophy, Muscle
- Atrophies, Muscle
- Muscle Atrophies
- Muscle Atrophy
Neurogenic Muscular Atrophy- Neurogenic Muscular Atrophy
- Atrophies, Neurogenic Muscular
- Atrophy, Neurogenic Muscular
- Muscular Atrophies, Neurogenic
- Muscular Atrophy, Neurogenic
- Neurogenic Muscular Atrophies
- Neurotrophic Muscular Atrophy
- Atrophies, Neurotrophic Muscular
- Atrophy, Neurotrophic Muscular
- Muscular Atrophies, Neurotrophic
- Muscular Atrophy, Neurotrophic
- Neurotrophic Muscular Atrophies
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1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Muscular Atrophy" by people in Profiles.
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Glucocorticoid-induced skeletal muscle atrophy is associated with upregulation of myostatin gene expression. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2003 Aug; 285(2):E363-71.
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Alteration of gene expression profiles in skeletal muscle of rats exposed to microgravity during a spaceflight. J Gravit Physiol. 2002 Dec; 9(2):61-70.
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Plasma myostatin-immunoreactive protein is increased after prolonged bed rest with low-dose T3 administration. J Gravit Physiol. 1999 Oct; 6(2):11-5.