The Skeletal Muscle’s Messengers: Myokines
Skeletal muscle is the type of muscle that allows us to move our body around; it is one of the biggest organs in the human body. It is also an endocrine tissue, which means it releases signaling molecules that travel to other parts of your body to tell them to do things. The protein molecules that transmit messages from the skeletal muscle to other tissues—including the brain—are called myokines.
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