Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, October 4th, 2004
"The AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is an energy-sensing enzyme that is activated during exercise and muscle contraction as a result of acute decreases in ATP:AMP and phosphocreatine:creatine. Physical exercise increases muscle glucose uptake, enhances insulin sensitivity, and leads to fatty acid oxidation in muscle. An important issue in muscle biology is to understand whether AMPK plays a role in mediating these metabolic processes," investigators in the United States report.
"AMPK has also been implicated in regulating gene transcription and, therefore, may function in some of the...
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