Muscular Atrophy

"Muscular Atrophy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Derangement in size and number of muscle fibers occurring with aging, reduction in blood supply, or following immobilization, prolonged weightlessness, malnutrition, and particularly in denervation.

Descriptor ID	D009133
MeSH Number(s)	C10.597.613.612 C23.300.070.500 C23.888.592.608.612
Concept/Terms	Muscular Atrophy Muscular Atrophy Atrophies, Muscular Atrophy, Muscular Muscular Atrophies Atrophy, Muscle Atrophies, Muscle Muscle Atrophies Muscle Atrophy Neurogenic Muscular Atrophy Neurogenic Muscular Atrophy Atrophies, Neurogenic Muscular Atrophy, Neurogenic Muscular Muscular Atrophies, Neurogenic Muscular Atrophy, Neurogenic Neurogenic Muscular Atrophies Neurotrophic Muscular Atrophy Atrophies, Neurotrophic Muscular Atrophy, Neurotrophic Muscular Muscular Atrophies, Neurotrophic Muscular Atrophy, Neurotrophic Neurotrophic Muscular Atrophies

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Muscular Atrophy".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Neurologic Manifestations [C10.597]
Neuromuscular Manifestations [C10.597.613]
Muscular Atrophy [C10.597.613.612]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical [C23.300]
Atrophy [C23.300.070]
Muscular Atrophy [C23.300.070.500]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]
Neuromuscular Manifestations [C23.888.592.608]
Muscular Atrophy [C23.888.592.608.612]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Muscular Atrophy".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Muscular Atrophy".

Muscular Atrophy
Sarcopenia

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	1	0	1
1999	1	0	1
2002	2	1	3
2003	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	0	1	1
2017	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1

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Wang L, Gao J, Liu J, Siedlak SL, Torres S, Fujioka H, Huntley ML, Jiang Y, Ji H, Yan T, Harland M, Termsarasab P, Zeng S, Jiang Z, Liang J, Perry G, Hoppel C, Zhang C, Li H, Wang X. Mitofusin 2 Regulates Axonal Transport of Calpastatin to Prevent Neuromuscular Synaptic Elimination in Skeletal Muscles. Cell Metab. 2018 09 04; 28(3):400-414.e8.

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Shahidi B, Parra CL, Berry DB, Hubbard JC, Gombatto S, Zlomislic V, Allen RT, Hughes-Austin J, Garfin S, Ward SR. Contribution of Lumbar Spine Pathology and Age to Paraspinal Muscle Size and Fatty Infiltration. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Apr 15; 42(8):616-623.

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Thornton AM, Zhao X, Weisleder N, Brotto LS, Bougoin S, Nosek TM, Reid M, Hardin B, Pan Z, Ma J, Parness J, Brotto M. Store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE) contributes to normal skeletal muscle contractility in young but not in aged skeletal muscle. Aging (Albany NY). 2011 Jun; 3(6):621-34.

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Chang HC, Yang YR, Wang PS, Kuo CH, Wang RY. Effects of insulin-like growth factor 1 on muscle atrophy and motor function in rats with brain ischemia. Chin J Physiol. 2010 Oct 31; 53(5):337-48.

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Ma K, Mallidis C, Bhasin S, Mahabadi V, Artaza J, Gonzalez-Cadavid N, Arias J, Salehian B. Glucocorticoid-induced skeletal muscle atrophy is associated with upregulation of myostatin gene expression. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2003 Aug; 285(2):E363-71.

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Taylor WE, Bhasin S, Lalani R, Datta A, Gonzalez-Cadavid NF. Alteration of gene expression profiles in skeletal muscle of rats exposed to microgravity during a spaceflight. J Gravit Physiol. 2002 Dec; 9(2):61-70.

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Chockalingam PS, Cholera R, Oak SA, Zheng Y, Jarrett HW, Thomason DB. Dystrophin-glycoprotein complex and Ras and Rho GTPase signaling are altered in muscle atrophy. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2002 Aug; 283(2):C500-11.

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Wineski LE, von Deutsch DA, Abukhalaf IK, Pitts SA, Potter DE, Paulsen DF. Muscle-specific effects of hindlimb suspension and clenbuterol in mature male rats. Cells Tissues Organs. 2002; 171(2-3):188-98.

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Zachwieja JJ, Smith SR, Sinha-Hikim I, Gonzalez-Cadavid N, Bhasin S. Plasma myostatin-immunoreactive protein is increased after prolonged bed rest with low-dose T3 administration. J Gravit Physiol. 1999 Oct; 6(2):11-5.

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Perry G, Smith MA, McCann CE, Siedlak SL, Jones PK, Friedland RP. Cerebrovascular muscle atrophy is a feature of Alzheimer's disease. Brain Res. 1998 Apr 27; 791(1-2):63-6.

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