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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1alpha overexpression increases lipid oxidation in myocytes from extremely obese individuals.
Diabetes - 1 Jun 2010
Consitt Leslie A, Bell Jill A, Koves Timothy R, Muoio Deborah M, Hulver Matthew W, Haynie Kimberly R, Dohm G Lynis, Houmard Joseph A
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the obesity-related decrement in fatty acid oxidation (FAO) in primary human skeletal muscle cells (HSkMC) is linked with lower mitochondrial content and whether this deficit could be corrected via overexpression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma...
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