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A hydroxychalcone derived from cinnamon functions as a mimetic for insulin in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

Jarvill-Taylor, K J; Anderson, R A; Graves, D J
Journal of the American College of Nutrition; 2001 Aug;20(4):327-36. PMID: 11506060
Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011, USA.
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General Reviews
Tags: 
glycemic control
insulin therapy
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Abstract

These studies investigated the ability of a hydroxychalcone from cinnamon to function as an insulin mimetic in 3T3-LI adipocytes.