Amelioration of muscle wasting by glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonist in muscle atrophy

• Main Authors: Yeonhee Hong (Author), Jong Han Lee (Author), Kwang Won Jeong (Author), Cheol Soo Choi (Author), Hee‐Sook Jun (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Skeletal muscle atrophy is defined as a reduction of muscle mass caused by excessive protein degradation. However, the development of therapeutic interventions is still in an early stage. Although glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor (GLP‐1R) agonists, such as exendin‐4 (Ex‐4) and du...