A growing number of companies are testing muscle-building agents to counter the side effects of dramatic weight loss and potentially to preserve lean muscle into old age.
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Carrie Arnold
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Arnold, C. After obesity drugs’ success, companies rush to preserve skeletal muscle.
Nat Biotechnol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-024-02176-5
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Published: 05 March 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-024-02176-5
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