Obesity and Diabetes
Investigators at Okayama Prefectural University have published new data on obesity and diabetes
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, May 11th, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry, "We have reported that orally administrated acetate contributed to suppression of lipogenesis in the liver and to reduction of lipid accumulation in the adipose tissue of Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of acetate on skeletal muscle and adipose tissues."
"Treatment with acetate showed a higher rate of oxygen consumption and a smaller size of lipid droplets in white adipose and brown adipose tissues. An analysis by Northern blotting revealed that the transcripts of myoglobin and Glut4 genes in the...
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