After a short, intense workout, the levels of two specific muscle genes—interleukin-6 and METRNL—rise significantly within three hours, indicating the muscle is responding to the physical stress by...

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Impact of a single bout of high-intensity interval exercise and short-term interval training on interleukin-6, FNDC5, and METRNL mRNA expression in human skeletal muscle

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2018 Apr

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Impact of a single bout of high-intensity interval exercise and short-term interval training on interleukin-6, FNDC5, and METRNL mRNA expression in human skeletal muscle

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2017.01.003