Osteosarcopenia
Understanding Bone, Muscle, and Fat Interactions
$302.47
- Paperback
348 pages
- Release Date
9 March 2022
Summary
Osteosarcopenia: Understanding Bone, Muscle, and Fat Interactions
This book offers a comprehensive overview of osteosarcopenia, a condition characterized by the concurrent decline of bone mass and muscle mass, along with an increase in fat mass. It delves into the intricate and bidirectional relationships between bone, muscle, and adipose tissue, exploring how these interactions contribute to the development and progression of osteosarcopenia.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780128200889 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 012820088X |
| Author: | Gustavo Duque, Bruce R. Troen |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc |
| Imprint: | Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 348 |
| Release Date: | 9 March 2022 |
| Weight: | 570g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Gustavo Duque
Professor Gustavo Duque is a world leader in ageing and musculoskeletal research. He is a geriatrician, clinical, and biomedical researcher with special interest in the mechanisms and treatment of osteoporosis, sarcopenia, and frailty in older persons. His initial training included Internal Medicine at Javeriana University (Colombia) and Geriatric Medicine, completed at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He obtained his PhD at McGill with a thesis entitled “Molecular Changes of the Aging Osteoblast.” He moved to Australia to join the faculty as Associate Professor and Head of the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Director of the Musculoskeletal Ageing Research Program at Sydney Medical School Nepean. In 2015, he moved to Melbourne for a new position as Chair of Medicine and Director of the Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science at the University of Melbourne. His major research interests include the elucidation of the mechanisms of age-related bone loss, osteoporosis, sarcopenia and frailty.
Bruce R. Troen, MD, is a physician-scientist formally trained in geriatrics and molecular biology. Dr. Troen is a professor and chief of the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine in the Department of Medicine within the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, a physician-investigator with the WNY VA Healthcare System, and Chief of Geriatric Services at the Erie County Medical Center. A thought leader in aging-related geroscience and molecular biology and regional leader in geriatric care, Dr. Troen founded and directs the Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease of Western New York and the Center for Successful Aging at the University at Buffalo.
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