A threshold exists for the stimulatory effect of insulin on plasma L-carnitine clearance in humans

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 292, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Stephens, Francis B ^a,b   Constantin Teodosiu, Dumitru ^a   Laithwaite, David ^a   Simpson, Elizabeth J ^a   Greenhaff, Paul L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Obesity; OCTN2; Skeletal muscle; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFUSION; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STEADY STATE;

ADULT; CARNITINE; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; INSULIN; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 33846883296     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00508.2006     Document Type: Article

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