Both wortmannin and simvastatin inhibit the adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells during the late phase of differentiation

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 375-378

  Tomiyama, Koji ^a   Nishio, Eisuke ^a   Watanabe, Yasuhiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adipocytic differentiation; Simvastatin; Wortmannin

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; SIMVASTATIN; WORTMANNIN;

ADIPOCYTE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STIMULATION; CELL STRAIN 3T3; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0032823204     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.80.375     Document Type: Article

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