Modulation of PGC-1α activity as a treatment for metabolic and muscle-related diseases

Drug Discovery Today

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1024-1029

  Svensson, Kristoffer ^a   Handschin, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

5 AMINO 4 IMIDAZOLECARBOXAMIDE RIBOSIDE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE KINASE; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA COACTIVATOR 1ALPHA; RESVERATROL; SIRTUIN 1; PPARGC1A PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ENDURANCE TRAINING; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION UNCOUPLING; RESTING ENERGY EXPENDITURE; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; EXERCISE; METABOLIC DISEASES; METABOLISM; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; METABOLIC DISEASES; MUSCULAR DISEASES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84903766354     PISSN: 13596446     EISSN: 18785832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2014.02.013     Document Type: Review

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