Dietary fatty acid composition alters 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 gene expression in rat retroperitoneal white adipose tissue
<p>Abstract</p> <p>The enzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) amplifies intracellular glucocorticoid action by converting inactive glucocorticoids to their active forms <it>in vivo</it>. Adipose-specific overexpression of 11β-HSD1 induces metabolic sy...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-10-01
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| Series: | Lipids in Health and Disease |
| Online Access: | http://www.lipidworld.com/content/9/1/111 |