Lipid Metabolism andInsulin Signalling in Adipocytes : enhanced autophagy in type 2 diabetes
Energy storage in the adipose tissue, to an extent leading to obesity, is associated with local as well assystemic insulin resistance. When insulin-producing beta-cells in the pancreas gradually fail tocompensate, plasma levels of glucose rise and overt type 2 diabetes is diagnosed. Adipocytes are l...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Linköpings universitet, Cellbiologi
2009
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-20656 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7393-575-3 |