Estrogen receptor alpha activation enhances mitochondrial function and systemic metabolism in high-fat-fed ovariectomized mice

Physiological Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 17, 2016, Pages

  Hamilton, Dale J ^a,b   Minze, Laurie J ^b   Kumar, Tanvi ^b   Cao, Tram N ^b   Lyon, Christopher J ^b   Geiger, Paige C ^c   Hsueh, Willa A ^d   Gupte, Anisha A ^a,b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy balance; ER ; estrogen; mitochondria

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; GLUCOSE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGONISTS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPID DIET; LIVER; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VETERINARY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; DIET, HIGH-FAT; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIVER; MICE; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, ANIMAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OVARIECTOMY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84987858795     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2051817X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12913     Document Type: Article

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