Soy protein reduces hepatic lipotoxicity in hyperinsulinemic obese Zucker fa/fa rats

Hepatic steatosis is commonly present during the development of insulin resistance, and it is a clear sign of lipotoxicity attributable in part to an accelerated lipogenesis. There is evidence that a soy protein diet prevents the overexpression of hepatic sterol-regulatory element binding protein-1...

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Main Authors: Armando R. Tovar, Ivan Torre-Villalvazo, Melissa Ochoa, Ana L. Elías, Victor Ortíz, Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas, Nimbe Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2005-09-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752032928X