Zinc transporters and insulin resistance: therapeutic implications for type 2 diabetes and metabolic disease
Abstract Background Zinc is a metal ion that is essential for growth and development, immunity, and metabolism, and therefore vital for life. Recent studies have highlighted zinc’s dynamic role as an insulin mimetic and a cellular second messenger that controls many processes associated with insulin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of Biomedical Science |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12929-017-0394-0 |