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Abstract
Exercise exerts beneficial effects on systemic metabolism. A recent Nature paper (Boström et al., 2012) identifies irisin as an exercise-induced hormone secreted by skeletal muscle in mice and humans. Irisin promotes brown adipocyte recruitment in white fat and improves systemic metabolism by increasing energy expenditure. Copyright ÂEntities:
Year: 2012 PMID: 22405065 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2012.02.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Metab ISSN: 1550-4131 Impact factor: 27.287