Acetyl-L-carnitine infusion increases glucose disposal in type 2 diabetic patients

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 704-708

  Giancaterini, A ^a   De Gaetano, A ^a   Mingrone, G ^a   Gniuli, D ^a   Liverani, E ^a   Capristo, E ^a   Greco, A V ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE; LEVACECARNINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE OXIDATION; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034092421     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/meta.2000.6250     Document Type: Article

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