Cachexia: pathophysiology and clinical relevance
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Cachexia: pathophysiology and clinical relevance.
Cachexia causes weight loss and increased mortality. It affects more than 5 million persons in the United States. Other causes of weight loss include anorexia, sarcopenia, and dehydration. The pathophysiology of cachexia is reviewed in this article. The major cause appears to be cytokine excess. Other potential mediators include testosterone and insulin-like growth factor I deficiency, excess m...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0002-9165,1938-3207
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/83.4.735