Prevention of disuse muscle atrophy by dietary ingestion of 8-prenylnaringenin in denervated mice.

Flavonoids have attracted considerable attention in relation to their effects upon health. 8-Prenylnaringenin (8-PN) is found in the common hop (Humulus lupulus) and assumed to be responsible for the health impact of beer consumption. We wanted to clarify the effects of prenylation on the physiologi...

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Main Authors: Rie Mukai, Hitomi Horikawa, Yutaka Fujikura, Tomoyuki Kawamura, Hisao Nemoto, Takeshi Nikawa, Junji Terao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3446978?pdf=render