Myostatin serum levels in heart failure: reply
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Serum myostatin levels in chronic heart failure.
Muscle wasting is common in advanced heart failure. Myostatin is an important modulator of muscle catabolism. We measured serum levels of myostatin and its propeptide in patients with chronic heart failure and analyzed their relationships with clinical parameters and prognosis. The study included 70 patients: 30 in New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class I-II and 40 in class III-IV. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Heart Failure
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1388-9842
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfq191