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University of Jyväskylä - Jyväskylän yliopisto

Woman lifting weights

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A new study reveals that estrogen deficiency alters the microRNA signalling in skeletal muscle, which may activate signalling cascades leading to loss of muscle mass.

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University of Jyväskylä.

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