A decreased n-6/n-3 ratio in the fat-1 mouse is associated with improved glucose tolerance

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 699-706

  Smith, Brennan K ^a   Holloway, Graham P ^a   Reza Lopez, Sandra ^b   Jeram, Stanley M ^b   Kang, Jing X ^c   Ma, David W L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fat 1 mouse; Fatty acid oxidation; Glucose tolerance; Mitochondria; n 3 fatty acids; n 6 n 3 ratio

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PALMITIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C3H MOUSE; C57BL MOUSE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MITOCHONDRIA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PALMITATES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

EID: 77958570372     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H10-066     Document Type: Article

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