Exercise endurance capacity is markedly reduced due to impaired energy homeostasis during prolonged fasting in FABP4/5 deficient mice

Skeletal muscle prefers carbohydrate use to fatty acid (FA) use as exercise intensity increases. In contrast, skeletal muscle minimizes glucose use and relies more on FA during fasting. In mice deficient for F...

Source: BMC Physiology - March 13, 2019 Category: Physiology Authors: Tatsuya Iso, Hikari Haruyama, Hiroaki Sunaga, Miki Matsui, Hiroki Matsui, Rina Tanaka, Yogi Umbarawan, Mas Rizky A. A. Syamsunarno, Tomoyuki Yokoyama and Masahiko Kurabayashi Tags: Research article Source Type: research