Erythropoietin administration partially prevents adipose tissue loss in experimental cancer cachexia models

Cancer-associated cachexia is characterized, among other symptoms, by a dramatic loss of both muscle and fat. In addition, the cachectic syndrome is often associated with anemia. The object of the present investigation was to assess the effects of erythropoietin (EPO) treatment on experimental cance...

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Main Authors: Fabio Penna, Silvia Busquets, Miriam Toledo, Fabrizio Pin, David Massa, Francisco J. López-Soriano, Paola Costelli, Josep M. Argilés
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-11-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520350550