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Fibroblast Growth Factor-21 Is Induced in Human Skeletal Muscles by Hyperinsulinemia

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2009

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Pernille Højman, Maria Pedersen, Anders R. Nielsen, Rikke Krogh‐Madsen, Christina Yfanti, Thorbjörn Åkerström, Søren Nielsen, Bente Klarlund Pedersen
Diabetes

Abstract

FGF-21 is expressed in human skeletal muscle in response to insulin stimulation, suggesting that FGF-21 is an insulin-regulated myokine. In support, we found an association between chronic hyperinsulinemia and levels of FGF-21.

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