title: Editorial: Muscle-Tendon-Innervation Unit: Degeneration and Aging-Pathophysiological and Regeneration Mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Merlini
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, University of Bologna Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Faldini
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bonaldo
keywords: aging; degenerative diseases; muscle; nerve fibers; skeletal; tendons