Metformin prevents hepatic steatosis by regulating the expression of adipose differentiation-related protein

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-58

  Liu, Fang ^a   Wang, Chao ^a   Zhang, Lijun ^b   Xu, Yuqiao ^a   Jang, Lina ^a   Gu, Yu ^a   Cao, Xiangmei ^a   Zhao, Xin ^a   Ye, Jing ^a   Li, Qing ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adipose differentiation related protein; Hepatic steatosis; Lipids; Metformin; PAT family

Indexed keywords

ADIPOPHILIN; MESSENGER RNA; METFORMIN; OLEIC ACID; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY LIVER; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; LIPID STORAGE; LIVER CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DOWN-REGULATION; FATTY LIVER; HEPATOCYTES; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; METFORMIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, OBESE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84892709755     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2013.1560     Document Type: Article

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