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Molecular Mechanisms of Apoptosis Induced by Ajoene in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes

  1. Jeong-Yeh Yang1,
  2. Mary Anne Della-Fera1,
  3. Cass Nelson-Dooley1,
  4. Clifton A. Baile1,2,*

Article first published online: 6 SEP 2012

DOI: 10.1038/oby.2006.52

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Obesity

Obesity

Volume 14, Issue 3, pages 388–397, March 2006

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Yang, J.-Y., Della-Fera, M. A., Nelson-Dooley, C. and Baile, C. A. (2006), Molecular Mechanisms of Apoptosis Induced by Ajoene in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes. Obesity, 14: 388–397. doi: 10.1038/oby.2006.52

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  1. 1

    Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.

  2. 2

    Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.

* 444 Edgar L. Rhodes Center for Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2771. E-mail: cbaile@uga.edu

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  1. Issue published online: 6 SEP 2012
  2. Article first published online: 6 SEP 2012
  3. Received for review September 01, 2005; Accepted in final form December 20, 2005

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