Obesity mediated dysregulation in the expression and action of myostatin

Background: Obesity is often associated with impaired sensitivity to the effects of insulin (insulin resistance) and dietary protein (anabolic resistance) and may exacerbate the age-related decline of skeletal muscle (sarcopenia). Myostatin is a protein that negatively regulates skeletal muscle grow...

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Main Author: Wilhelmsen, Andrew
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/71558/