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Flavan-3-ol fraction from cocoa powder promotes mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle in mice

BACKGROUND: Numerous clinical studies have reported that ingestion of chocolate has reduced risk of metabolic syndrome. In order to elucidate the mechanism, we evaluated the influence of flavan-3-ols derived from cocoa powder on energy metabolism in mice using an indirect calorimetric method. METHOD...

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Autores principales: Watanabe, Naoki, Inagawa, Kodai, Shibata, Masahiro, Osakabe, Naomi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3997234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24708519
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-511X-13-64