Skeletal Muscle Apoptotic Signaling Predicts Thigh Muscle Volume and Gait Speed in Community-Dwelling Older Persons: An Exploratory Study

• Emanuele Marzetti ,

  * E-mail: emarzetti@live.com (EM); cleeuwen@ufl.edu (CL)

  Affiliations Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Institute on Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Institute of Orthopedics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy

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• Hazel A. Lees,

  Affiliation Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Institute on Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

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• Todd M. Manini,

  Affiliation Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Institute on Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

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• Thomas W. Buford,

  Affiliation Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Institute on Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

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• Juan M. Aranda Jr.,

  Affiliation Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

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• Riccardo Calvani,

  Affiliations National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Crystallography, Bari, Italy, Department of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Physiatrics, Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy

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• Giorgio Capuani,

  Affiliation Department of Chemistry, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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• Michael Marsiske,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

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• Donovan J. Lott,

  Affiliation Department of Physical Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

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• Krista Vandenborne,

  Affiliation Department of Physical Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

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• Roberto Bernabei,

  Affiliation Department of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Physiatrics, Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy

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• Marco Pahor,

  Affiliation Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Institute on Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

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• Christiaan Leeuwenburgh ,

  * E-mail: emarzetti@live.com (EM); cleeuwen@ufl.edu (CL)

  Affiliation Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Institute on Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

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• Stephanie E. Wohlgemuth

  Affiliation Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Institute on Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

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