An obesogenic FTO allele causes accelerated development, growth and insulin resistance in human skeletal muscle cells
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Cell proliferation was assessed using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide MTT assay
N-acetylcysteine a precursor of the amino acid cysteine that increases glutathione concentration, and is frequently administered to patients infected with HIV
Freeman LR, Zhang L, Nair A, Dasuri K, Francis J, Fernandez-Kim SO, Bruce-Keller AJ, Keller JN (2013) Obesity increases cerebrocortical reactive oxygen species and impairs brain function
Because gastric emptying slows significantly, food moves through the digestive tract more slowly