Effect of L-Carnitine Supplementation on Apelin and Apelin Receptor (Apj) Expression in Cardiac Muscle of Obese Diabetic Rats

Objective L-carnitine (LC) has been shown to protect cardiac metabolism in diabetes patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Apelin, a newly discovered adipocytokines, is an important regulator of cardiac muscle function; however, the role of the level of expression of Apelin axis in improveme...

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Main Authors: neda Ranjbar Kohan, Saeed Nazifi, Mohamad Reza Tabandeh, Maryam Ansari Lari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royan Institute (ACECR), Tehran 2018-06-01
Series:Cell Journal
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Online Access:http://celljournal.org/journal/article/21067/download