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Pea0909berry

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The age-related reduction in skeletal muscle mass in older adults is known as ___________________ _.
 Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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____________________ is the jerking of the limbs that can occur normally as a person is falling asleep.
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HandsomeMarc

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Reply #1 on: Jun 26, 2018
Answer to Question 1

sarcopenia

Answer to Question 2

Nocturnal myoclonus


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Reply 2 on: Jun 26, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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