A combination of borage seed oil and quercetin reduces fat accumulation and improves insulin sensitivity in obese rats
- 20 April 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Food & Function
- Vol. 11 (5) , 4512-4524
Abstract
Borage seed oil (BSO) combined with quercetin improves glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity, liver steatosis and adiposity in pre-obese rats. The combination also inhibits adipogenesis in vitro by affecting some adipogenesis-key factors.Keywords
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