Myokines in alcoholic myopathy

Objective Interleukin (IL)-15 is highly expressed in skeletal muscles, where it exerts anabolic effects, increase protein content in muscle fibres and promotes muscle growth. Alcoholics frequently suffer myopathy. Therefore, we analyse the level of IL-15 [and other myokines, such as tumor necrosis f...

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Main Authors: Kammela Hadi Shammam, Fadhil Jawad Al-Tu’ma, Hedef Dafer El-Yassin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nab'a Al-Hayat Foundation for Medical Sciences and Health Care - Press 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://jocms.org/index.php/jcms/article/view/28