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The Role of Catechol-O-Methyl Transferase Val(108/158)Met Polymorphism (rs4680) in the Effect of Green Tea on Resting Energy Expenditure and Fat Oxidation: A Pilot Study

INTRODUCTION: Green tea(GT) is able to increase energy expenditure(EE) and fat oxidation(FATox) via inhibition of catechol-O-methyl transferase(COMT) by catechins. However, this does not always appear unanimously because of large inter-individual variability. This may be explained by different allel...

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Autores principales: Hursel, Rick, Janssens, Pilou L. H. R., Bouwman, Freek G., Mariman, Edwin C., Westerterp-Plantenga, Margriet S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4169515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25238062
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106220