A Review on the Role of Irisin in Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Irisin is a novel hormone like polypeptide that is cleaved and secreted by an unknown protease from fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5 (FNDC5), a membrane- spanning protein and which is highly expressed in skeletal muscle, heart, adipose tissue, and liver. Since its discovery in 2012,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pharmacopuncture |
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| Online Access: | http://www.journal-pharm.com/sub/view/233 |