The molecular mechanism underlying the reduction in abdominal fat accumulation by licorice flavonoid oil in high fat diet-induced obese rats

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 562-569

  Honda, Kazuhisa ^a   Kamisoyama, Hiroshi ^a   Tominaga, Yuji ^b   Yokota, Shinichi ^b   Hasegawa, Shin ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANEKA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetyl CoA carboxylase; Acyl CoA dehydrogenase; Fatty acid synthase; Insulin; Long chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A CARBOXYLASE; FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; FLAVONOID; LONG CHAIN ACYL COENZYME A DEHYDROGENASE; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR ALPHA; PLANT EXTRACT; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN 1; VEGETABLE OIL;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GLYCYRRHIZA; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; OBESITY; PLANT ROOT; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ACETYL-COA CARBOXYLASE; ACYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE, LONG-CHAIN; ANIMALS; DIET; FATTY ACID SYNTHETASE COMPLEX; FATTY ACIDS; FLAVONOIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLYCYRRHIZA; LIVER; MALE; OBESITY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; PLANT ROOTS; PPAR ALPHA; RATS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN 1;

ANIMALIA; GLYCYRRHIZA; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA; MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 70349659705     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2009.00670.x     Document Type: Article

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