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Lean Muscle Mass Accrual

Meaning

Lean Muscle Mass Accrual signifies the net increase in skeletal muscle tissue, excluding fat mass, achieved over a period, typically through resistance training and adequate nutritional support. From an endocrinological perspective, this process relies heavily on anabolic signaling pathways mediated by growth factors and sex steroids. Optimizing this accrual is a primary goal in sarcopenia prevention and performance enhancement.