2.3. The Function of Osteocalcin OCN has functions as a hormone in many organs, such as the brain [49], muscle [50,51], testis [52], liver [50], pancreas [29,53], gut [54], adipocytes [55], and blood vessels [26] in mammals (Figure 1). In chicken, circulating OCN has been...
More importantly, this specific form of LD degradation through autophagy, the so-called lipophagy, was reported to participate in thyroid hormone-induced LD catabolism (Table 1) [346,347]. The sequestration of peroxisomes within autophagic vacuoles was initially observed in a study showing that anti...