Effects of hormonal changes on sarcopenia in chronic kidney disease: where are we now and what can we do?

• Main Authors: Ozkan Gungor (Author), Sena Ulu (Author), Nuri Baris Hasbal (Author), Stefan D. Anker (Author), Kamyar Kalantar‐Zadeh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Sarcopenia or muscle wasting is a progressive and generalized skeletal muscle disorder involving the accelerated loss of muscle mass and function, often associated with muscle weakness (dynapenia) and frailty. Whereas primary sarcopenia is related to ageing, secondary sarcopenia happens ind...