Association of Irisin with Fat Mass, Resting Energy Expenditure, and Daily Activity in Conditions of Extreme Body Mass Index

FNDC5/irisin has been recently postulated as beneficial in the treatment of obesity and diabetes because it is induced in muscle by exercise, increasing energy expenditure. However, recent reports have shown that WAT also secretes irisin and that circulating irisin is elevated in obese subjects. The...

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Main Authors: Pardo, María, Crujeiras, Ana B., Amil, María, Aguera, Zaida, Jiménez-Murcia, Susana, Baños, Rosa, Botella, Cristina, de la Torre, Rafael, Estivill, Xavier, Fagundo, Ana B., Fernández-Real, Jose M., Fernández-García, José C., Fruhbeck, Gema, Gómez-Ambrosi, Javier, Rodríguez, Roser, Tinahones, Francisco J., Fernández-Aranda, Fernando, Casanueva, Felipe F.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4016898/