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Genetic Deletion of Myostatin From the Heart Prevents Skeletal Muscle Atrophy in Heart Failure

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2010

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Joerg Heineke, Mannix Auger‐Messier, Jian Xu, Michelle A. Sargent, Allen J. York, Stephen Welle, Jeffery D. Molkentin
Circulation

Abstract

Myostatin released from cardiomyocytes induces skeletal muscle wasting in heart failure. Targeted inhibition of myostatin in cardiac cachexia might be a therapeutic option in the future.

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