Oral Administration of Semicarbazide Limits Weight Gain together with Inhibition of Fat Deposition and of Primary Amine Oxidase Activity in Adipose Tissue

• Egile Nagusiak: Josep Mercader (Egilea), Zsuzsa Iffiú-Soltész (Egilea), Sandy Bour (Egilea), Christian Carpéné (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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An enzyme hitherto named semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase (SSAO), involved in the oxidation of primary amines, is abundantly expressed in adipocytes. Although SSAO physiological functions remain unclear, several molecules inhibiting its activity have been described to limit fat accumulation in...