Effect of berberine on expression of hepatocyte nuclear factor-4α in rats with fructose-induced insulin resistance

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 261-265

  Gao, Zhiqiang ^a   Leng, Sanhua ^a   Lu, Fuer ^a   Xie, Meijuan ^a   Xu, Lijun ^a   Wang, Kaifu ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Berberine; High fructose diet; HNF 4 ; Insulin resistance; Liver

Indexed keywords

BERBERINE; FRUCTOSE; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4; INSULIN; MESSENGER RNA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BERBERINE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FRUCTOSE; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIVER; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 45749132637     PISSN: 16720733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11596-008-0307-2     Document Type: Article

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