Evaluation of the relationship between muscle mass and serum myostatin levels in chronic hemodialysis patients

The loss of muscle mass and cachexia is commonly seen in hemodialysis (HD) patients and contribute to morbidity and mortality. The exact mechanism of this fact is multifactorial and still unclear. Myostatin, a transforming growth factor-ß family ligand, is released from the skeletal and heart muscle...

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Main Authors: Derya Koyun, Gokhan Nergizoglu, Kemal Metin Kir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2018;volume=29;issue=4;spage=809;epage=815;aulast=Koyun