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Asprosin: A Novel Player in Metabolic Diseases
18 Feb 2020
Abstract excerpt
Asprosin, a novel glucogenic hormone, is encoded by two exons (exon 65 and exon 66) of the gene Fibrillin 1 (FBN1) and mainly synthesized and released by white adipose tissue during fasting. Asprosin plays a complex role in the central nervous system (CNS), peripheral tissues, and organs. It is involved in appetite, glucose metabolism, insulin resistance (IR), cell apoptosis, etc. In this review, we will...
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