Abstract
Skeletal muscle provides power to move body parts for life-maintaining routine physical functions, for exercise, and for survival. Skeletal muscle efficiency therefore directly influences the quality of life. Postmortem studies by Alexander (1964) in 17 healthy males dying suddenly of violence showed that skeletal muscle mass varied from 22 to 53% of body weight, varying as widely as the adipose tissue mass, based on age, gender, fitness, and nutrition.
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Wang, J., Thornton, J.C., Pierson, R.N. (2000). Urinary Excretion of Creatinine and 3-Methylhistidine for Estimation of Skeletal Muscle Mass in Humans: An Overview. In: Pierson, R.N. (eds) Quality of the Body Cell Mass. Serono Symposia USA. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2090-9_8
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