Serum levels of the adipomyokine irisin in patients with chronic kidney disease

Background: Irisin is an adipomyokine with claimed anti-obesity and anti-diabetic effects. This hormone has been insufficiently studied in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD). Objective: To perform an exploratory analysis of serum irisin levels in patients undergoing different CKD tr...

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Main Authors: Ana Rodríguez-Carmona, Miguel Pérez Fontán, Susana Sangiao Alvarellos, Teresa García Falcón, María Lara Pena Bello, Andrés López Muñiz, Fernando Cordido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Nefrología (English Edition)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2013251416301237