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Sarcopenia: Assessment of Muscle Mass

1997; Elsevier BV; Volume: 127; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/jn/127.5.994s

1541-6100

Henry C. Lukaski,

Muscle metabolism and nutrition

Despite general information that skeletal muscle mass is the largest organ in the body and despite increased awareness of the importance of skeletal muscle in biological function, methods and techniques for its routine assessment in humans are generally lacking. One important reason for the paucity of assessment tools is the relative lack of direct data on anatomical skeletal muscle mass in humans.