Depressed levels of prostaglandin [F.sub.2α] in mice lacking Akrlb7 increase basal adiposity and predispose to diet-induced obesity

Authors :: Volat, Fanny E.
Pointud, Jean-Christophe
Pastel, Emilie
Morio, Beatrice
Sion, Benoit
Hamard, Ghislaine
Guichardant, Michel
Colas, Romain
Lefrancois-Martinez, Anne-Marie
Martinez, Antoine
Source :: Diabetes. November 1, 2012, Vol. 61 Issue 11, p2796, 11 p.
Publication Year :: 2012
Abstract: Negative regulators of white adipose tissue (WAT) expansion are poorly documented in vivo. Prostaglandin [F.sub.2α] (PG[F.sub.2α]) is a potent antiadipogenic factor in cultured preadipocytes, but evidence for its involvement in [...]

Subjects :: Aldose reductase -- Research -- Analysis -- Physiological aspects
Prostaglandins -- Research -- Measurement
Adipose tissues -- Research -- Analysis
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