Downregulation of uncoupling protein 2 mrna in women treated with glucocorticoids

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1615-1618

  Udden J ^a   Folkesson, R ^b   Hoffstedt, J ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Cortisol; Human; Insulin

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; MESSENGER RNA; PREDNISOLONE; RNA 18S; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 2;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INSULIN; ION CHANNELS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; OBESITY; PREDNISOLONE; PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0035164287     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801801     Document Type: Article

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