The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 317-324 , April 2010

Docosahexaenoic acid regulates serum amyloid A protein to promote lipolysis through down regulation of perilipin

  • Ya C. Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science and Technology/Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Wen H. Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei 100, Taiwan
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Ching Y. Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science and Technology/Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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  • Hsin Y. Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science and Technology/Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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  • Hsin T. Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science and Technology/Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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  • Bing H. Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science and Technology/Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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  • Chia H. Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science and Technology/Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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  • Harry J. Mersmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science and Technology/Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
    • Visiting Professor at National Taiwan University.
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  • King J. Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei 100, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Tel.: +886 2 33664175; fax: +886 2 27324070.
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  • Shih T. Ding

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science and Technology/Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Tel.: +886 2 33664175; fax: +886 2 27324070.

Received 20 September 2008 ,Revised 31 December 2008 ,Accepted 6 January 2009.

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☆ The project was funded in part by the National Science Council in Taiwan.

PII: S0955-2863(09)00012-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2009.01.004

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 317-324 , April 2010

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