Muscle Atrophy, Voluntary Activation Disturbances, and Low Serum Concentrations of IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 Are Associated With Weakness in People With Chronic Stroke

Marcela de Abreu Silva-Couto; Christiane Lanatovitz Prado-Medeiros; Ana Beatriz Oliveira; Carolina Carmona Alcântara; Araci Teixeira Guimarães; Tania de Fatima Salvini; Rosana Mattioli; Thiago Luiz de Russo

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Muscle Atrophy, Voluntary Activation Disturbances, and Low Serum Concentrations of IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 Are Associated With Weakness in People With Chronic Stroke

Marcela de Abreu Silva-Couto, Christiane Lanatovitz Prado-Medeiros, Ana Beatriz Oliveira, Carolina Carmona Alcântara, Araci Teixeira Guimarães, Tania de Fatima Salvini, Rosana Mattioli and Thiago Luiz de Russo

Demo Journal of Physical Therapy July 2014, 94 (7) 957-967; DOI: https://doi.org/10.demo/ptj.20130322

Marcela de Abreu Silva-Couto

M.A. Silva-Couto, MS, Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luis, Km 235, Monjolinho, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil 13565–905.

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Christiane Lanatovitz Prado-Medeiros

C.L. Prado-Medeiros, PhD, Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of São Carlos.

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Ana Beatriz Oliveira

A.B. Oliveira, PhD, Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of São Carlos.

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Carolina Carmona Alcântara

C.C. Alcântara, MS, Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of São Carlos.

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Araci Teixeira Guimarães

A.T. Guimarães, Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of São Carlos.

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Tania de Fatima Salvini

T.F. Salvini, PhD, Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of São Carlos.

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Rosana Mattioli

R. Mattioli, PhD, Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of São Carlos.

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Thiago Luiz de Russo

T.L. Russo, PhD, Laboratório de Pesquisa em Fisioterapia Neurológica (LaFiN) and Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of São Paulo, Rodovia Washington Luis, Km 235, Monjolinho, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil 13565-905.

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Muscle Atrophy, Voluntary Activation Disturbances, and Low Serum Concentrations of IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 Are Associated With Weakness in People With Chronic Stroke