Publication Date:
2014-11-27
Description:
Article Berberine is contained in some plant-derived medicines and is known to have anti-diabetic effects. Here the authors show that berberine activates thermogenesis in white and brown adipose tissues, thereby increasing organismal energy expenditure and limiting weight gain in genetically obese mice. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms6493 Authors: Zhiguo Zhang, Huizhi Zhang, Bo Li, Xiangjian Meng, Jiqiu Wang, Yifei Zhang, Shuangshuang Yao, Qinyun Ma, Lina Jin, Jian Yang, Weiqing Wang, Guang Ning
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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