Muscle Carnosine Is Associated with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Humans.

Carnosine is a naturally present dipeptide abundant in skeletal muscle and an over-the counter food additive. Animal data suggest a role of carnosine supplementation in the prevention and treatment of obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease but only limited human data...

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Main Authors: Barbora de Courten, Timea Kurdiova, Maximilian P J de Courten, Vitazoslav Belan, Inge Everaert, Marek Vician, Helena Teede, Daniela Gasperikova, Giancarlo Aldini, Wim Derave, Jozef Ukropec, Barbara Ukropcova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4595442?pdf=render