Fetuin-A and type II diabetes mellitus

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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Main Authors: Lamyaa Ismail Ahmed, Sabila Gomaa Mousa, Nagwa Abd El-Ghaffar Mohamed, Zeinab Ahmed Yousry, Mayada Rabea Abd-El Khalaa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
C-reactive protein, diabetes mellitus, fetuin-A, insulin resistance
Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2014;volume=26;issue=4;spage=157;epage=161;aulast=Ahmed

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