Ajoene exerts potent effects in 3t3-l1 adipocytes by inhibiting adipogenesis and inducing apoptosis i

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 513-518

  Ambati, Suresh ^a   Yang, Jeong Yeh ^a   Rayalam, Srujana ^a   Park, Hea Jin ^a   Della Fera, Mary Anne ^a   Baile, Clifton A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipogenesis; Apoptosis; Garlic; Viability

Indexed keywords

AJOENE; ALLIIN; ALLYL METHYL SULFIDE; ALLYL SULFIDE; DEOXYALLIIN; DIALLYL DISULFIDE; DIALLYL TRISULFIDE; DIMETHYL SULFIDE; FAT DROPLET; OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DISULFIDE; LIPID;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; GARLIC; INHIBITION KINETICS; LIPID STORAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROADIPOCYTE; STAINING; ANIMAL; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE;

ALLIUM SATIVUM;

3T3-L1 CELLS; ADIPOGENESIS; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; DISULFIDES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GARLIC; LIPIDS; MICE;

EID: 64549133866     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2663     Document Type: Article

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