Antiobesity effects of α-mangostin through glut4 and leptin expression together with pparγ activation in adipocytes

• Main Authors: Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Mohamed Amiroudine, Mohamed Zaffar Ali, Darnis, Deny Susanti, Arief Ichwan, Solachuddin Jauhari, Kaderi, Mohd Arifin
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/29513/1/1366_Taher.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/29513/; http://www.iium.edu.my/irie/13/s13/author/list_p.php?s=name
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

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