Exercise-induced myokine FNDC5/irisin functions in cardiovascular protection and intracerebral retrieval of synaptic plasticity

Abstract Physical exercise is well known to benefit human health at every age. However, the exact mechanism through which physical exercise improves health remains unknown. Recent studies into exercise-induced myokine FNDC5/irisin, a newly discovered hormone, have begun to shed light on this mystery...

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Main Authors: Xin Zhou, MengMeng Xu, Joseph L. Bryant, Jianjie Ma, Xuehong Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Cell & Bioscience
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13578-019-0294-y