muscle mass

collocation in English

meaningsofmuscleandmass

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muscle
noun
uk
/ˈmʌs.əl/us
/ˈmʌs.əl/
one of many tissues in the body that can tighten and relax to ...
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mass
adjective[before noun]
uk
/mæs/us
/mæs/
having an effect on or involving a large number of people or forming a ...
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(Definition ofmuscleandmassfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Relation of fetal growth to adultmusclemassand glucose tolerance.
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What are the mechanisms responsible for age-related loss ofmusclemassand function?
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There was no further increase in left ventricularmusclemassafter surgery and the child is doing well at present.
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At postmortem examination, we found a positive relationship between breastmusclemassand the number of worms collected from the caeca of treated birds.
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It is likely that the causes of age-associated losses of skeletalmusclemassand function are complex, and probably involve the interaction of various processes.
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The scientific evidence for starvation treatment is weak, and this method is no longer used mainly becausemusclemassalso declines sharply during starvation.
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We did find a relationship between breastmusclemassand worm burden at post-mortem examination for the 26 treated birds.
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Part of the problem is that creatinine relates tomusclemassas well as to glomerular filtration rate, particularly at high rates.
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Both breastmusclemass(3 dimensions) and tarsal length (1 dimension) were log-transformed to ensure linearity in the allometric relationship between the two variables.
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Our results relating to worm counts, where treated birds with no worms had smallermusclemassthan treated birds with worms, is also consistent with this idea.
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The animal experimentation showed the possibility to create adjustable obstruction and a two-fold increase ofmusclemassof the subpulmonary ventricle could be achieved within 24 hours.
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Sarcopenia is determined by two factors: initial amount ofmusclemassand rate at which aging decreasesmusclemass.
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Body strength andmusclemasscan decrease somewhat.
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Collagen is infiltrated in varying densities with cardiacmusclemass.
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On the other hand, estrogens reducemusclemass.
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He loves to work out and improve hismusclemass.
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Anaerobic exercise, such as weight lifting, builds additionalmusclemass.
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Since much of ourmusclemassis protein, this phenomenon is responsible for the wasting away ofmusclemassseen in starvation.
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However, it ignores variations between individuals in amounts of lean body mass, particularlymusclemass.
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Affected individuals have up to twice the usual amount ofmusclemassin their bodies.
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