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Figure 1. Possible causes of sarcopenia.
Figure 2. Effects of exercise training on sarcopenia.
Figure 3. Possible nutritional strategies to counteract sarcopenia.
Table 1. Suggested blood test for endocrine evaluation.
The Aging Male
Volume 22, 2019 - Issue 2
Review Article
Physical exercise, nutrition and hormones: three pillars to fight sarcopenia
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Massimiliano SansoneDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Pathophysiology, Food Science and Endocrinology, Sapienza – Università di Roma, Rome, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
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http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3817-6218, Andrea SansoneDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Pathophysiology, Food Science and Endocrinology, Sapienza – Università di Roma, Rome, Italy; http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1210-2843
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1210-2843, , , Francesco RomanelliDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Pathophysiology, Food Science and Endocrinology, Sapienza – Università di Roma, Rome, Italy; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0657-0760
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0657-0760 & Luigi Di LuigiDepartment of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, Unit of Endocrinology, Università degli Studi di Roma “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy; http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2522-126X
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