Defects in muscle branched-chain amino acid oxidation contribute to impaired lipid metabolism
•Human insulin resistance is associated with perturbed muscle BCAA metabolism.•Experimental modulation of BCAA metabolic flux alters fatty acid oxidation in vitro.•Mut heterozygosis leads to increased body weigh and muscle TAG accumulation in mice.
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5034611/ |