The absence of transthyretin does not impair regulation of lipid and glucose metabolism

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 529-533

  Marques, F ^a   Sousa, J C ^a   Oliveira, P ^a,b   Oliveira, H C F ^c   Palha, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

LXR; PPAR; Retinoids; RXR; Thyroxine; Transthyretin

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HETERODIMER; LIPID; LIVER X RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR; PREALBUMIN; RETINOID X RECEPTOR; RETINOL; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID TRANSPORT; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RAT; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE;

ADIPOCYTES; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; FASTING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; MICE; PREALBUMIN; RNA, MESSENGER;

MUS;

EID: 34547643226     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-984395     Document Type: Article

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