Effects of a high-fat diet on superoxide anion generation and membrane fluidity in liver mitochondria in rats

Abstract Background Obesity is a primary factor of lifestyle-related diseases, and the age of its onset has decreased. The reactive oxygen species (ROS), the superoxide anion, is generated in the mitochondrial electron transport chain and the damage it induces in cells may be a contributing factor t...

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Main Authors: M Togo, N Konari, M Tsukamoto, R Kimoto, T Yamaguchi, H Takeda, I Kambayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12970-018-0217-z