Effects of the presence, absence, and overexpression of uncoupling protein-3 on adiposity and fuel metabolism in congenic mice

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 290, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Costford, Sheila R ^a   Chaudhry, Shehla N ^a   Salkhordeh, Mahmoud ^a   Harper, Mary Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glucose tolerance; Insulin resistance; Intramuscular triglyceride; Obesity; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

DEOXYGLUCOSE; FUEL; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; INSULIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 3;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; LIPID DIET; LIVER PRESERVATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ADIPOSITY; ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; ION CHANNELS; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, CONGENIC; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 33744945764     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00401.2005     Document Type: Article

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