Rethinking the regulation of l -carnitine transport in skeletal muscle cells. Focus on “Multiple AMPK activators inhibit l -carnitine uptake in C2C12 skeletal muscle myotubes”
Author(s) -
Da Xu,
Guofeng You
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
ajp cell physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.432
H-Index - 181
eISSN - 1522-1563
pISSN - 0363-6143
DOI - 10.1152/ajpcell.00093.2017
Subject(s) - ampk , carnitine , skeletal muscle , beta oxidation , chemistry , biochemistry , amp activated protein kinase , glucose transporter , myogenesis , biology , endocrinology , fatty acid , protein kinase a , kinase , insulin
carnitine is a critical cofactor in the metabolism of lipids and therefore in the production of cellular energy. l-Carnitine, the active form, plays an important role in oxidizing fatty acids, transporting long chain fatty acids across mitochondrial membrane, and modulating intracellular coenzyme A
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