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SUBMITTER: Justus J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4024054 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Justus Jennifer J Weigand Edgar E
Nutrition and metabolic insights 20140505
The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of a moderate zinc deficiency and a high intake of polyunsaturated fat on the mRNA expression of peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα), peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ), and mitochondrial Δ3Δ2-enoyl-CoA isomerase (ECI) in the liver. Weanling rats were assigned to five groups (eight animals each) and fed semi-synthetic, low-carbohydrate diets containing 7 or 50 mg Zn/kg (low-Zn (LZ) or high-Zn (HZ)) and ...[more]