| Literature DB >> 7115345 |
M Lavau, R Bazin, Z Karaoghlanian, C Guichard.
Abstract
Obese (fa/fa) rats (30 days old) exhibited a 50% increase in the weight of interscapular brown adipose tissue compared with their lean (Fa/fa) littermates. The tissue weight increase was accounted for by an increased fat content. Lipogenesis in vivo, as assessed by the incorporation of 3H from 3H2O into lipid, was increased 5-fold in brown adipose tissue of obese as compared with lean rats. Accordingly, acetyl-CoA carboxylase, fatty acid synthetase, citrate-cleavage enzyme and malic enzyme in this tissue were 4-8 times more active in obese than in lean rats.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 7115345 PMCID: PMC1158378 DOI: 10.1042/bj2040503
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857