The effects of calcium channel blockade on agouti-induced obesity

FASEB Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 1646-1652

  Kim, Jung Han ^a   Mynatt, Randall L ^b   Moore, Jerry W ^a   Woychik, Richard P ^b   Moustaid, Naima ^a   Zemel, Michael B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ca2+ channel blockade; fatty acid synthase; intracellular Ca2+

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; NIFEDIPINE;

ADIPOCYTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LIPID STORAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0001160113     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.10.14.9002558     Document Type: Article

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