Clinical and biological characterization of skeletal muscle tissue biopsies of surgical cancer patients

• Main Authors: Ana Anoveros‐Barrera (Author), Amritpal S. Bhullar (Author), Cynthia Stretch (Author), Nina Esfandiari (Author), Abha R. Dunichand‐Hoedl (Author), Karen J.B. Martins (Author), David Bigam (Author), Rachel G. Khadaroo (Author), Todd McMullen (Author), Oliver F. Bathe (Author), Sambasivarao Damaraju (Author), Richard J. Skipworth (Author), Charles T. Putman (Author), Vickie E. Baracos (Author), Vera C. Mazurak (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Researchers increasingly use intraoperative muscle biopsy to investigate mechanisms of skeletal muscle atrophy in patients with cancer. Muscles have been assessed for morphological, cellular, and biochemical features. The aim of this study was to conduct a state‐of‐the‐science re...