Nutrition
Volume 25, Issue 10 , Pages 1047-1056 , October 2009

(-)-Epigallocatechin gallate enhances the expression of genes related to insulin sensitivity and adipocyte differentiation in 3T3-L1 adipocytes at an early stage of differentiation

Received 9 October 2008 ,Accepted 16 February 2009.

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 This work was supported by a grant from Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan, and by the global Center of Excellence Program for Evolutionary Human Health Sciences from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2009.02.012

Nutrition
Volume 25, Issue 10 , Pages 1047-1056 , October 2009