Follistatin-respiratory connection predicting all-cause mortality among community-dwelling middle-to-old age individuals: Results from the I-Lan Longitudinal Study

• Main Authors: Hsiao-Chin Shen (Author), Wei-Ju Lee (Author), Chuan-Yen Sun (Author), Wen-Kuang Yu (Author), Wei-Chih Chen (Author), Fei-Yuan Hsiao (Author), Kuang-Yao Yang (Author), Liang-Kung Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: The link between aging and pulmonary function decline is well-established, but the underlying mechanisms have yet to be fully revealed. Serum follistatin, a myokine implicated in muscle degeneration, may play a role in age-related pulmonary changes. This study aims to investigate the rel...