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Glutamine and Myostatin Expression in Muscle Wasting

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Glutamine in Clinical Nutrition

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The skeletal muscle has been considered for a long time just a protein storage tissue, despite the relevance of its contribution to whole body metabolism. Indeed, it contributes to regulate energy balance, heat production, and insulin sensitivity, also producing humoral mediators called myokines.

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  1. Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Raffaello 30, Torino, 10125, Italy

    Fabio Penna Ph.D., Francesco M. Baccino Ph.D. & Paola Costelli Ph.D.

  2. Indiana University School of Medicine - IUPUI, 980 W. Walnut Street, R3-C540, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA

    Andrea Bonetto Ph.D.

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Penna, F., Bonetto, A., Baccino, F.M., Costelli, P. (2015). Glutamine and Myostatin Expression in Muscle Wasting. In: Rajendram, R., Preedy, V., Patel, V. (eds) Glutamine in Clinical Nutrition. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1932-1_39

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