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I was wondering if anyone has tried Forskolin, and had good results with it.
Briefly, it's a compound extracted from a plant that acts as an adenylate cyclase activator (Bio-Test markets it, as well as many other supplement companies). I became interested in it few month when this article was published:
A Zebrafish Embryo Culture System Defines Factors that Promote Vertebrate Myogenesis across Species, Xu et al., Cell, 2013.
The highlights of this study were that forskolin promotes the proliferation of mouse satellite cells (the precursor cells to myoblasts/myotubules). Additionally, in combination with a few other factors it actually will cause iPSCs (induced pluripotenet stem cells) to differentiate into myotubules.
A brief study in inactive people also saw some gains in lean body mass and loss of fat.
Briefly, it's a compound extracted from a plant that acts as an adenylate cyclase activator (Bio-Test markets it, as well as many other supplement companies). I became interested in it few month when this article was published:
A Zebrafish Embryo Culture System Defines Factors that Promote Vertebrate Myogenesis across Species, Xu et al., Cell, 2013.
The highlights of this study were that forskolin promotes the proliferation of mouse satellite cells (the precursor cells to myoblasts/myotubules). Additionally, in combination with a few other factors it actually will cause iPSCs (induced pluripotenet stem cells) to differentiate into myotubules.
A brief study in inactive people also saw some gains in lean body mass and loss of fat.