L-carnitine stimulates lipolysis via induction of the lipolytic gene expression and suppression of the adipogenic gene expression in 3T3-L1 adipocytes

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 468-473

  Lee, Mak Soon ^a   Lee, Hyun Jung ^a   Lee, Hyun Sook ^b   Kim, Yangha ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul Sports Graduate University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adipogenic gene expression; L carnitine; Lipolysis; Lipolytic gene expression

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A OXIDASE; CARNITINE; CARNITINE PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE; CARNITINE PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE 1A; FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; GLYCEROL; HORMONE SENSITIVE LIPASE; MESSENGER RNA; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOLYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 33846203944     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2006.9.468     Document Type: Article

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