Elovl6: A new player in fatty acid metabolism and insulin sensitivity

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 379-384

  Matsuzaka, Takashi ^a   Shimano, Hitoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elovl6; Energy metabolism; Fatty acid composition; Insulin resistance; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ELONGATION OF LONG CHAIN FATTY ACIDS FAMILY MEMBER 6; INSULIN; INSULIN RECEPTOR SUBSTRATE 2; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; MICROSOME ENZYME; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN KINASE C EPSILON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ELOVL6 GENE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GENE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; FATTY ACIDS; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIVER; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 64149086152     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00109-009-0449-0     Document Type: Review

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