AMPK and insulin action--responses to ageing and high fat diet.

The 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is considered "a metabolic master-switch" in skeletal muscle reducing ATP- consuming processes whilst stimulating ATP regeneration. Within recent years, AMPK has also been proposed as a potential target to attenuate insulin resistance, althou...

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Main Authors: Christian Frøsig, Thomas E Jensen, Jacob Jeppesen, Christian Pehmøller, Jonas T Treebak, Stine J Maarbjerg, Jonas M Kristensen, Lykke Sylow, Thomas J Alsted, Peter Schjerling, Bente Kiens, Jørgen F P Wojtaszewski, Erik A Richter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23671593/?tool=EBI