A high-sugar diet produces obesity and insulin resistance in wild-type Drosophila
SUMMARY Insulin-resistant, ‘type 2’ diabetes (T2D) results from a complex interplay between genes and environment. In particular, both caloric excess and obesity are strongly associated with T2D across many genetic backgrounds. To gain insights into how dietary excess affects insulin resistance, we...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2011-11-01
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| Series: | Disease Models & Mechanisms |
| Online Access: | http://dmm.biologists.org/content/4/6/842 |