By Beatriz Carpallo Porcar , Andrés Ráfales Perucha , Daniel Sanjuán Sánchez , José Lesmes Poveda López and Paula Cordova Alegre
It is tempting to understand muscle’s role in the body as a simple mechanical motor. But the truth is much more complex: our muscles function as an endocrine organ that can influence virtually every system in our bodies.
When a muscle contracts, hundreds of molecules known as myokines –
