Irisin and Myostatin Levels in Patients with Graves' Disease

Skeletal muscle system, which is one of the primary targets for thyroid hormones, has an important role in energy metabolism. Some myokines such as irisin and myostatin have considerable effects on energy metabolism in addition to the musculoskeletal system. Our aim was to investigate circulating irisin and myostatin levels in patients with Graves' Disease (GD).

Source: Archives of Medical Research - July 31, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Mehmet Muhittin Yalcin, Mujde Akturk, Yusuf Tohma, Ethem Turgay Cerit, Alev Eroglu Altinova, Emre Arslan, Ilhan Yetkin, Fusun Balos Toruner Tags: Original Article Source Type: research