Plasma Myostatin Increases with Age in Male Youth and Negatively Correlates with Vitamin D in Severe Pediatric Obesity

Obesity already causes non-communicable diseases during childhood, but the mechanisms of disease development are insufficiently understood. Myokines such as myostatin and irisin are muscle-derived factors possibly involved in obesity-associated diseases. This explorative study aims to investigate wh...

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Main Authors: Margot Baumgartner, Julia Lischka, Andrea Schanzer, Charlotte de Gier, Nina-Katharina Walleczek, Susanne Greber-Platzer, Maximilian Zeyda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Nutrients
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/10/2133