The Mechanisms Underlying Free Fatty Acid-induced Hepatic Insulin Resistance

Elevated circulating free fatty acids (FFA) cause hepatic insulin resistance; however, the mechanisms for this process are incompletely understood. The objective of the studies in the thesis was to examine whether protein kinase C (PKC)-delta (d), oxidative stress, and the serine kinase IkBa kinase...

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Main Author: Park, Kyu Yol Edward
Other Authors: Giacca, Adria
Format: Others
Language:en_ca
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/11242