Ursolic acid increases skeletal muscle and brown fat and decreases diet-induced obesity, glucose intolerance and fatty liver disease.

Kunkel SD, Elmore CJ, Bongers KS, Ebert SM, Fox DK, Dyle MC, Bullard SA, Adams CM

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039332
Published: 2012
Container: PloS one
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0039332,
  title = {Ursolic acid increases skeletal muscle and brown fat and decreases diet-induced obesity, glucose intolerance and fatty liver disease.},
  author = {Kunkel SD and Elmore CJ and Bongers KS and Ebert SM and Fox DK and Dyle MC and Bullard SA and Adams CM},
  year = {2012},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0039332},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039332}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Ursolic acid increases skeletal muscle and brown fat and decreases diet-induced obesity, glucose intolerance and fatty liver disease.
AU  - Kunkel SD
AU  - Elmore CJ
AU  - Bongers KS
AU  - Ebert SM
AU  - Fox DK
AU  - Dyle MC
AU  - Bullard SA
AU  - Adams CM
PY  - 2012
JO  - PloS one
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0039332
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SD, K., CJ, E., KS, B., SM, E., DK, F., MC, D., SA, B., & CM, A. (2012). Ursolic acid increases skeletal muscle and brown fat and decreases diet-induced obesity, glucose intolerance and fatty liver disease.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039332

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