Glycerol production and utilization in humans: Sites and quantitation

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 271, Issue 6 34-6, 1996, Pages

  Landau, Bernard R ^a   Wahren, John ^b   Previs, Stephen F ^b   Ekberg, Karin ^b   Chandramouli, Visvanathan ^b   Brunengraber, Henri ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

fatty acids; glucose; kidney; liver; splanchnic bed

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIET RESTRICTION; ESTERIFICATION; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLANCHNIC BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0030465878     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1996.271.6.e1110     Document Type: Article

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