Monday, November 23, 2009

Environmental endocrine disruptors promote adipogenesis in the 3t3-l1 cell line through glucocorticoid receptor activation.

Summary: EDCs are able to promote adipogenesis through the activation of the GR, further implicating these compounds in the rising rates of obesity and diabetes.

Sargis, R. M., Johnson, D. N., Choudhury, R. A., and Brady, M. J. (2009). Environmental endocrine disruptors promote adipogenesis in the 3t3-l1 cell line through glucocorticoid receptor activation. Obesity. http://www.citeulike.org/user/HEIRS/article/6198203

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