Name | muscle atrophy |
ID | GO_0014889 |
collection_id | Biological process |
Description | A process, occurring in the muscle, that is characterized by a decrease in protein content, fiber diameter, force production and fatigue resistance in response to different conditions such as starvation, aging and disuse. |
Comment | GO:0014889 should only be used for annotation when muscle atrophy is a normal physiological process and not a disease process. |
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