Does high intensity exercise affects irisin plasma levels in hemodialysis patients? A pilot study

ABSTRACT Background: Irisin is a recently identified exercise-induced hormone that stimulates the "browning" of the white adipose tissue, at least in mice. In chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, irisin regulation is not fully understood, and little attention has been given to the effec...

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Main Authors: Marta Gormicho Boavida Marques Esgalhado, Milena Barcza Stockler-Pinto, Ludmila Ferreira Medeiros de França Cardozo, Jorge Eduardo Barboza, Denise Mafra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2018-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002018005005102&lng=en&tlng=en