Effects of zinc supplementation on the plasma glucose level and insulin activity in genetically obese (ob/ob) mice

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 303-311

  Chen, Ming Der ^a,b   Liou, Shy Jane ^a   Lin, P I Yao ^a   Yang, Vivian C ^a   Alexander, Paul S ^a   Lin, Wen Han ^b  

^a TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Glucose tolerance test; Insulin; Lipogenesis; Lipolysis; Obesity; Zinc

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; ZINC;

ADIPOCYTE; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOGENESIS; LIPOLYSIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031953045     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02789090     Document Type: Article

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