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Adiponectin is expressed by skeletal muscle fibers and influences muscle phenotype and function.
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology - 1 Jul 2008
Krause Matthew P, Liu Ying, Vu Vivian, Chan Lawrence, Xu Aimin, Riddell Michael C, Sweeney Gary, Hawke Thomas J
Abstract excerpt
Adiponectin (Ad) is linked to various disease states and mediates antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory effects. While it was originally thought that Ad expression was limited to adipocytes, we demonstrate here that Ad is expressed in mouse skeletal muscles and within differentiated L6 myotubes, as...
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