Stimulation of lipolysis by pycnogenol

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 619-620

  Hasegawa, Noboru ^a,b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

^b Nagoya Bunri College   (Japan)

Author keywords

3T3 L1 cell; Epinephrine; Insulin; Lipogenesis; Lipolysis; Pycnogenol

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BIOFLAVONOID; FAT DROPLET; PYCNOGENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIPOLYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

3T3 CELLS; ADIPOCYTES; ANIMALS; FLAVONOIDS; INSULIN; LIPOLYSIS; MICE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032751142     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199911)13:7<619::AID-PTR498>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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