Diosgenin present in fenugreek improves glucose metabolism by promoting adipocyte differentiation and inhibiting inflammation in adipose tissues.

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Published in Mol Nutr Food Res on November 01, 2010

Authors

Taku Uemura1, Shizuka Hirai, Noriko Mizoguchi, Tsuyoshi Goto, Joo-Yong Lee, Keiko Taketani, Yuki Nakano, Jinji Shono, Shohei Hoshino, Nobuaki Tsuge, Toshihiko Narukami, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Teruo Kawada

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratory of Molecular Function of Food, Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan.

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