Improved glucose metabolism in mice lacking α-tocopherol transfer protein

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 397-405

  Birringer, Marc ^a   Kuhlow, Doreen ^a,b   Pfluger, Paul T ^b   Landes, Nico ^b   Schulz, Tim J ^a,b   Glaubitz, Markus ^b   Florian, Simone ^b   Pfeiffer, Andreas ^b,c   Schuelke, Markus ^c   Brigelius Flohé, Regina ^b   Ristow, Michael ^a,b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpha tocopherol; Alpha tocopherol transfer protein; Diabetes mellitus type 2; Glucose metabolism; Insulin secretion; Insulin sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL TRANSFER PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GROUPS BY AGE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN SYNTHESIS; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WILD TYPE;

AGE FACTORS; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FASTING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; INSULIN; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; TRIGLYCERIDES; VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY;

MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 37249060672     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-007-0679-2     Document Type: Article

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