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Beneficial effects of metformin on muscle atrophy induced by obesity in rats.

Mai M HasanSally M ShalabyJehan El-GendyEman M A Abdelghany
Published in: Journal of cellular biochemistry (2018)
The current study is the first to provide evidence that Met could ameliorate muscle atrophy in high-fat diet induced obesity and this effect may be in part due to regulation of PGC-1α-FoxO3 pathway.
Keyphrases
  • high fat diet induced
  • insulin resistance
  • skeletal muscle
  • metabolic syndrome
  • type diabetes
  • adipose tissue
  • weight loss
  • transcription factor
  • signaling pathway
  • tyrosine kinase
  • weight gain
  • body mass index