Fetuin-A and type II diabetes mellitus
Background The pathophysiology of type II DM is complex; in addition to impaired insulin secretion from Beta-cells, reduced insulin sensitivity was found to play a predominant role in the pathogenesis of the disease. Fetuin-A is a he-patic secretory protein that binds the insulin receptor and inhib...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2014-01-01
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Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2014;volume=26;issue=4;spage=157;epage=161;aulast=Ahmed |