Serum myostatin is reduced in individuals with metabolic syndrome.

Myostatin is a negative regulator of skeletal muscle mass and may also modulate energy metabolism secondarily. We aim to investigate the relationship between serum myostatin and the metabolic variables in diabetic (DM) and non-diabetic subjects.A cross-sectional study recruiting 246 consecutive DM p...

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Main Authors: Der-Sheng Han, Yu Chu-Su, Chih-Kang Chiang, Fen-Yu Tseng, Ping-Huei Tseng, Chi-Ling Chen, Kwan-Dun Wu, Wei-Shiung Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4177900?pdf=render