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Abstract
Loss of body weight in cancer patients strongly influences morbidity and mortality. Recent studies have suggested that both tumor and host factors play a major role in tissue catabolism in cachexia, leading to upregulation of degradative pathways in both skeletal muscle and adipose tissue.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID： 16174873 DOI： 10.1152/physiol.00019.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Physiology (Bethesda) ISSN： 1548-9221