Dietary Biotin Supplementation Modifies Hepatic Morphology without Changes in Liver Toxicity Markers

Pharmacological concentrations of biotin have pleiotropic effects. Several reports have documented that biotin supplementation decreases hyperglycemia. We have shown that a biotin-supplemented diet increased insulin secretion and the mRNA abundance of proteins regulating insulin transcription and se...

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Main Authors: Leticia Riverón-Negrete, Gloria Sicilia-Argumedo, Carolina Álvarez-Delgado, Elvia Coballase-Urrutia, Jonathan Alcántar-Fernández, Cristina Fernandez-Mejia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7276463