An aPPARent functional consequence in skeletal muscle physiology via peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors

• Main Authors: Liao, Zehuan, Phua, Wendy Wen Ting, Wong, Melissa Xin Yu, Tan, Nguan Soon
• Other Authors: Interdisciplinary Graduate School (IGS)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors; Skeletal Muscle
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84749; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45129
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Skeletal muscle comprises 30–40% of the total body mass and plays a central role in energy homeostasis in the body. The deregulation of energy homeostasis is a common underlying characteristic of metabolic syndrome. Over the past decades, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) have been...