α-lipoic acid inhibits glycogen synthesis in rat soleus muscle via its oxidative activity and the uncoupling of mitochondria

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 132, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 3001-3006

  Dicter, Niv ^a   Madar, Zecharia ^a   Tirosh, Oren ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Glycogen synthesis; Insulin; Lipoic acid; Oxidative stress; Redox

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; INSULIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE; THIOCTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE OXIDATION; GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; RAT; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036790109     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/131.10.3001     Document Type: Article

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