Sarcopenia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: skeletal muscle gasping for air?

J Physiol. 2023 Mar;601(5):883-885. doi: 10.1113/JP284297. Epub 2023 Feb 7.
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Keywords: HIF1α; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; hypoxemia; muscle adaptation; nocturnal hypoxia; prolonged intermittent hypoxia; protein metabolism; sarcopenia.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Dyspnea
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia
  • Muscle, Skeletal
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive*
  • Sarcopenia* / pathology