Comment on: “Mitochondrial Mechanisms of Neuromuscular Junction Degeneration with Aging. Cells 2020, 9, 197”

Allen Herbst; Judd M. Aiken; Debbie McKenzie; Jonathan Wanagat

doi:10.3390/cells9081796

Cells (Jul 2020)

Comment on: “Mitochondrial Mechanisms of Neuromuscular Junction Degeneration with Aging. Cells 2020, 9, 197”

Allen Herbst,
Judd M. Aiken,
Debbie McKenzie,
Jonathan Wanagat

Affiliations

Allen Herbst: Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada
Judd M. Aiken: Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada
Debbie McKenzie: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada
Jonathan Wanagat: Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9081796
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 8
p. 1796

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“The main conclusions are that the ageing atrophy begins as early as around 25 years of age and thereafter accelerates and, for this muscle, is caused mainly by a loss of fibers and to a lesser extent by a reduction in fiber size [...]

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ISSN: 2073-4409 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Cytology
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/cells

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