TY - CHAP AU - Linlin Chen AU - Hong Zhang AU - Mengyi Chi AU - Quanjun Yang AU - Cheng Guo ED - Julianna Cseri Y1 - 2021-03-03 PY - 2021 T1 - Drugs for the Treatment of Muscle Atrophy N2 - A healthy skeletal musculature is necessary for a good quality of life and is important in sports. The loss of skeletal muscle mass leads to severe clinical complications and alters daily functioning. The aim of this book is to give an overview of skeletal muscle atrophy including pathomechanism, clinical characters, and the tools for prevention and treatment. Skeletal muscle atrophy can develop due to neurogenic or myogenic reasons, and frequently appears as an age-dependent disorder (sarcopenia). The studies of theoretical background give promising perspectives to prevent and treat muscle atrophy. The book is recommended to scientists, practitioners, students, sportsmen, and everybody who is interested in the normal and impaired function of the skeletal muscle. BT - Background and Management of Muscular Atrophy SP - Ch. 5 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.93503 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.93503 SN - 978-1-83880-725-2 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-26 ER -