Metformin inhibits intracellular lipid accumulation in the murine pre-adipocyte cell line, 3T3-L1

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 688-690

  Alexandre, K B ^a   Smit, Alta M ^a   Gray, I P ^a,b   Crowther, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH DURHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 AMINO 4 IMIDAZOLECARBOXAMIDE RIBOSIDE; FAT DROPLET; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE KINASE; METFORMIN;

ADIPOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; CELL LEVEL; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CONTROLLED STUDY; LETTER; LIPID STORAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROADIPOCYTE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WEIGHT GAIN; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 47949132533     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: 14631326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2008.00890.x     Document Type: Letter

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