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Inhibition of in vitro and in vivo brown fat differentiation program by myostatin.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Jun 2013
Braga Melissa, Pervin Shehla, Norris Keith, Bhasin Shalender, Singh Rajan
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OBJECTIVE: Obesity arises mainly due to the imbalance between energy storage and its expenditure. Metabolically active brown adipose tissue (BAT) has recently been detected in humans and has been proposed as a new target for anti-obesity therapy because of its unique capacity to regulate energy expenditure. Myostatin (Mst), a negative regulator of muscle mass, has been identified as a potential target to regulate...
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