Artemisia scoparia enhances adipocyte development and endocrine function in vitro and enhances insulin action in vivo.

BACKGROUND:Failure of adipocytes to expand during periods of energy excess can result in undesirable metabolic consequences such as ectopic fat accumulation and insulin resistance. Blinded screening studies have indicated that Artemisia scoparia (SCO) extracts can enhance adipocyte differentiation a...

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Main Authors: Allison J Richard, Scott Fuller, Veaceslav Fedorcenco, Robbie Beyl, Thomas P Burris, Randall Mynatt, David M Ribnicky, Jacqueline M Stephens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4051605?pdf=render