The recent discovery of irisin has generated considerable interest in the scientific community. However, many studies on the biochemistry and biology of this intriguing hormone yielded controversial results in humans, which were mostly attributable to a number of drawbacks in the methods used for its detection and measurement.
Keywords: ELISA kit; FNDC5; antibodies; exercise; irisin; mass spectrometry.
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