Cysteine supplementation reverses methionine restriction effects on rat adiposity: significance of stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase

Stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (SCD1) is a key enzyme in fatty acid and energy metabolism, but little is known about its nutritional regulation. Dietary methionine restriction in rats decreases hepatic Scd1 mRNA and protein, increases energy expenditure, and decreases fat-pad mass/body-weight% (FM/BW%)....

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Main Authors: Amany K. Elshorbagy, Maria Valdivia-Garcia, Dwight A.L. Mattocks, Jason D. Plummer, A. David Smith, Christian A. Drevon, Helga Refsum, Carmen E. Perrone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520405012