A new member of the myokine family: Irisin

Autor: Cigdem Tekin, Suat Tekin, Suleyman Sandal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Medicine Science, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 379-83 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2147-0634
DOI: 10.5455/medscience.2016.05.8561
Popis: Skeletal muscle is an important tissue which functions as an endocrine organ and secretes the factors called myokine. Irisin is a thermogenic peptide which has been recently defined as a new myokine. The physiological roles of these peptides have been revealed in recent studies. The purpose of this review is to explain the known physiological roles of irisin. [Med-Science 2017; 6(2.000): 379-83]
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