Fat synthesis and adiposity regulation in Caenorhabditis elegans

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 58-65

  Watts, Jennifer L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ENZYME REGULATION; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GLUCONEOGENESIS; LIPID ABSORPTION; LIPID STORAGE; LIPOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSITY; ANIMALS; APPETITE REGULATION; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; FATTY ACID DESATURASES; FATTY ACIDS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 63749112313     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2008.11.002     Document Type: Review

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