Branched‐chain amino acids modulate the expression of hepatic fatty acid metabolism‐related genes in female broiler chickens

Jie Bai, Elizabeth Greene, Weifen Li, Michael T. Kidd, Sami Dridi

Molecular Nutrition & Food Research · 2015 · 70 citations · 56 references

Abstract

Together our data indicate that low BCAA levels inhibit fatty acid synthesis and enhanced fatty acid β-oxidation in the liver of female broiler chickens and these effects were probably mediated through AMPK-mTOR-FoxO1 pathway.

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