PDK4: A factor in fatness?

Obesity Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-169

  Sugden, Mary C ^a,b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; ISOENZYME; PROTEIN KINASE; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE KINASE 4;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY COMPOSITION; EDITORIAL; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OBESITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY COMPOSITION; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OBESITY; PROTEIN KINASES;

EID: 0042730294     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2003.26     Document Type: Editorial

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