Glucose and lipid metabolism in insulin resistance : an experimental study in fat cells
Type 2 diabetes is usually caused by a combination of pancreatic β-cell failure and insulin resistance in target tissues like liver, muscle and fat. Insulin resistance is characterised by an impaired effect of insulin to reduce hepatic glucose production and to promote glucose uptake in peripheral t...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin
2003
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-26 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-7305-359-7 |