The steroid RU486 induces UCP1 expression in brown adipocytes

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 449, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 170-174

  Rodríguez, Ana M ^a   Palou, Andreu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brown adipocytes; Obesity; RU486; Thermogenesis; Uncoupling proteins

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; MESSENGER RNA; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

ADIPOCYTE MEMBRANE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NONSHIVERING THERMOGENESIS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADIPOCYTES; ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; ION CHANNELS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MIFEPRISTONE; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 11944259871     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-004-1329-7     Document Type: Article

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