Effect of tumor burden and subsequent surgical resection on skeletal muscle mass and protein turnover in colorectal cancer patients
Author(s) -
John P. Williams,
Bethan E. Phillips,
Kenneth Smith,
Philip J. Atherton,
Debbie Rankin,
Anna Selby,
Sarah Liptrot,
Jonathan N. Lund,
Mike Larvin,
Michael J. Rennie
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.112.045708
Subject(s) - postprandial , medicine , cachexia , sarcopenia , protein catabolism , colorectal cancer , skeletal muscle , protein turnover , endocrinology , muscle atrophy , catabolism , cancer , gastroenterology , atrophy , adipose tissue , surgery , urology , metabolism , biology , insulin , protein biosynthesis , biochemistry , amino acid
Cachexia is a consequence of tumor burden caused by ill-defined catabolic alterations in muscle protein turnover.
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