Ascorbic acid is a dose-dependent inhibitor of adipocyte differentiation, probably by reducing cAMP pool

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 2, Issue AUG, 2014, Pages

  Rahman, Fryad ^a   Frouh, Fadi Al ^a   Bordignon, Benoit ^a   Fraterno, Marc ^a   Landrier, Jean François ^a   Peiretti, Franck ^a   Fontes, Michel ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Adipocytes; Ascorbic acid; Cell differentiation; Cyclic AMP

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975891023     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2296634X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2014.00029     Document Type: Article

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