The effect of 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside (AICAR) on fatty acid oxidation in hepatocytes isolated from neonatal piglets

<p>Abstract</p> <p>In the present study, the effect of 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside (AICAR) on long-chain fatty acid oxidation by hepatocytes isolated from suckled neonatal pig liver (a low ketogenic and lipogenic tissue) was tested. Incubation of hepatocytes with...

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Main Authors: Xi Lin, Matsey Gary, Odle Jack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://www.jasbsci.com/content/3/1/30