The majority of cancers are associated to cachexia, a severe form of weight loss mostly
accounted for by skeletal muscle wasting. Cancer patients are often treated with …

Body weight loss, mostly due to the wasting of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue, is the
hallmark of the so-called cachexia syndrome. Cachexia is associated with several acute and …

Cancer cachexia has two main components: anorexia and metabolic alterations. The main
changes associated with the development of this multi-organic syndrome are glucose …

An idiopathic myopathy characterized by central nuclei in muscle fibers, a hallmark of
muscle regeneration, has been observed in cancer patients. In cancer cachexia skeletal …

Histochemistry, immuno-histochemistry, gel electrophoresis of single muscle fibers and
electromyography of aging muscles and nerves suggest that: i) denervation contributes to …

Cancer cachexia, a clinical challenge : Current Opinion in Oncology Cancer cachexia, a clinical
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The sternomastoid (SM) muscle in rodents presents a peculiar distribution of fiber types with
a steep gradient from the ventral, superficial, white portion to the dorsal, deep, red region …

This Perspective will discuss topics recently suggested by Prof. Helmut Kern, Vienna,
Austria, to advance the research activities of his team, that is: Topic A, 10 years post RISE; …

Exercise training is considered as a potential intervention to counteract muscle
degeneration in cancer cachexia. However, evidence to support such intervention is …

Capacity of adult neural and muscle tissues to respond to external Electrical Stimulation
(ES) is the biological basis for the development and implementation of mobility impairment …