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Erythropoietin reduces the expression of myostatin in mdx dystrophic mice.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 Nov 2014
Feder D, Rugollini M, Santomauro A, Oliveira L P, Lioi V P, Santos R dos, Ferreira L G, Nunes M T, Carvalho M H, Delgado P O, Carvalho A A S, Fonseca F L A
Abstract excerpt
Erythropoietin (EPO) has been well characterized as a renal glycoprotein hormone regulating red blood cell production by inhibiting apoptosis of erythrocyte progenitors in hematopoietic tissues. EPO exerts regulatory effects in cardiac and skeletal muscles. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a lethal...
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