Can irisin be a linker between physical activity and brain function?

Irisin was initially discovered as a novel hormone-like myokine released from skeletal muscle during exercise to improve obesity and glucose dysfunction by stimulating the browning of white adipose tissue. Emerging evidence have indicated that irisin also affects brain function. FNDC5 mRNA and FNDC5...

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Main Authors: Zhang Jing, Zhang Weizhen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2016-08-01
Series:Biomolecular Concepts
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/bmc-2016-0012