Analysis of Adipose CD4+ TCR alpha/beta T cells in Obesity-associated Insulin Resistance

Progressive obesity and its associated metabolic syndromes represent a globally growing challenge, yet mechanistic understanding and current therapeutics are unsatisfactory. We discovered that CD4+ T-lymphocytes, resident in visceral adipose tissue (VAT), control insulin-resistance in diet-induced o...

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Main Author: Chan, Yin
Other Authors: Dosch, Hans-Michael
Language:en_ca
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/19180