Circulating Levels of Irisin in Hypopituitary and Normal Subjects.

The recently identified myokine irisin conveys some of the benefits of exercise. Hypopituitarism with adult growth hormone deficiency (HP) is a situation characterized by decreased GH secretion and an altered body composition.Our aim was to study the skeletal muscle hormone irisin in HP, and compare...

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Main Authors: Lara Pena-Bello, Sonia Pértega-Diaz, Susana Sangiao-Alvarellos, Elena Outeiriño-Blanco, Raquel Eiras-Leal, Bárbara Varela-Rodriguez, Paula Juiz-Valiña, Miguel Pérez-Fontán, María Cordido, Fernando Cordido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4966893?pdf=render