Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2022908 | Regulatory Peptides | 2009 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Results suggest that ANP may promote adipocyte differentiation and lipolysis via the NPR-A/cGMP/PKG pathway. Direct action of ANP via NPR-C in adipogenesis may be either absent or barely present, but ANP may play a counter regulatory role in lipolysis via NPR-C/Gi pathway.
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Authors
Toshio Nishikimi, Chikako Iemura-Inaba, Kazumi Akimoto, Keiko Ishikawa, Shogo Koshikawa, Hiroaki Matsuoka,