Myotubes from severely obese type 2 diabetic subjects accumulate less lipids and show higher lipolytic rate than myotubes from severely obese non-diabetic subjects.

About 80% of patients with type 2 diabetes are classified as overweight. However, only about 1/3 of severely obese subjects have type 2 diabetes. This indicates that several severely obese individuals may possess certain characteristics that protect them against type 2 diabetes. We therefore hypothe...

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Main Authors: Siril S Bakke, Yuan Z Feng, Natasa Nikolić, Eili T Kase, Cedric Moro, Camilla Stensrud, Lisbeth Damlien, Marianne O Ludahl, Rune Sandbu, Brita Marie Solheim, Arild C Rustan, Jøran Hjelmesæth, G Hege Thoresen, Vigdis Aas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4366103?pdf=render