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Mechanisms involved in follistatin‐induced hypertrophy and increased insulin action in skeletal musc...

Mechanisms involved in follistatin‐induced hypertrophy and increased insulin action in skeletal musc...

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Mechanisms involved in follistatin‐induced hypertrophy and increased insulin action in skeletal muscle

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Full title

Mechanisms involved in follistatin‐induced hypertrophy and increased insulin action in skeletal muscle

Publisher

Germany: John Wiley & Sons, Inc

Journal title

Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle, 2019-12, Vol.10 (6), p.1241-1257

Language

English

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Publisher

Germany: John Wiley & Sons, Inc

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Contents

Background
Skeletal muscle wasting is often associated with insulin resistance. A major regulator of muscle mass is the transforming growth factor β (TGF‐β) superfamily, including activin A, which causes atrophy. TGF‐β superfamily ligands also negatively regulate insulin‐sensitive proteins, but whether this pathway contributes to insulin action...

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Full title

Mechanisms involved in follistatin‐induced hypertrophy and increased insulin action in skeletal muscle

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_dd8c8c9c3b104cf7b0bbb947b4cf7469

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_dd8c8c9c3b104cf7b0bbb947b4cf7469

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ISSN

2190-5991

E-ISSN

2190-6009

DOI

10.1002/jcsm.12474

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