Food and Nutrition Sciences
Vol.9 No.8(2018), Paper ID 86768, 15
pages
DOI:10.4236/fns.2018.98074
Colocynth (Citrullus colocynthis) Flesh Extract Suppresses Adipogenesis by Down-Regulating Adipogenic Transcription Factors and Their Target Genes in 3T3-L1 Preadipocytes
Raoua Jemai, Riadh Drira, Hamadi Fetoui, Mohamed Makni, Kazuichi Sakamoto
Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Laboratory of Toxicology, Environmental Microbiology and Health, Science Faculty of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
Laboratory of Toxicology, Environmental Microbiology and Health, Science Faculty of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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How to Cite this Article
Jemai, R. , Drira, R. , Fetoui, H. , Makni, M. and Sakamoto, K. (2018) Colocynth (
Citrullus colocynthis) Flesh Extract Suppresses Adipogenesis by Down-Regulating Adipogenic Transcription Factors and Their Target Genes in 3T3-L1 Preadipocytes.
Food and Nutrition Sciences,
9, 1014-1028. doi:
10.4236/fns.2018.98074.