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Descriptor English: Sarcopenia
Descriptor Spanish: Sarcopenia
Descriptor sarcopenia
Scope note: Disminución progresiva de la masa muscular debida al  envejecimiento, que se traduce en la disminución de la capacidad funcional de los músculos. 
Descriptor Portuguese: Sarcopenia
Descriptor French: Sarcopénie
Entry term(s): Sarcopenias
Tree number(s): C10.597.613.612.500
C23.300.070.500.500
C23.888.592.608.612.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055948
Scope note: Progressive decline in muscle mass due to aging which results in decreased functional capacity of muscles.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Aging (1993-2009)
Muscular Atrophy (1995-2009)
Public MeSH Note: 2010
History Note: 2010
DeCS ID: 53519
Unique ID: D055948
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2010/01/01
Date of Entry: 2009/07/06
Sarcopenia - Preferred
Concept UI M0523339
Scope note Progressive decline in muscle mass due to aging which results in decreased functional capacity of muscles.
Preferred term Sarcopenia
Entry term(s) Sarcopenias



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