Long-chain fatty acids modify hypertrophic responses of cultured primary neonatal cardiomyocytes

In vivo, the normal heart obtains at least 60% of its energy from lipids and the remainder from glucose. Several lines of evidence indicate that an increase in the utilization of glucose [at the expense of fatty acids (FA)] may play a role in the genesis of hypertrophy. Primary cultures of neonatal...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Zahabi, Christian F. Deschepper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2001-08-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520315844