Irisin in blood increases transiently after single sessions of intense endurance exercise and heavy strength training.

<h4>Purpose</h4>Irisin is a recently identified exercise-induced hormone that increases energy expenditure, at least in rodents. The main purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that Irisin increases acutely in blood after singular sessions of intense endurance exercise (END) an...

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Main Authors: Håvard Nygaard, Gunnar Slettaløkken, Geir Vegge, Ivana Hollan, Jon Elling Whist, Tor Strand, Bent R Rønnestad, Stian Ellefsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121367