Browsing Kinesiology by Author "Hittel, Dustin S."
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Increased Secretion and Expression of Myostatin in Skeletal Muscle From Extremely Obese Women
Hittel, Dustin S.; Berggren, Jason R.; Shearer, Jane; Boyle, Kristen E.; Houmard, Joseph A. (East Carolina University, 2009-01)OBJECTIVE- Obesity is associated with endocrine abnormalities that predict the progression of insulin resistance to type 2 diabetes. Because skeletal muscle has been shown to secrete proteins that could be used as biomarkers, ...