Molecular and genetic mechanisms of myocardial insulin resistance in humans and mice

Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus have a greatly increased risk of coronary artery disease and heart failure due to a number of factors such as insulin resistance, hyperglycaemia, arterial hypertension, and obesity. To study the changes seen in hearts of diabetic patients the aim of this projec...

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Main Author: Kleinert, Christina
Other Authors: Carling, David ; Camici, Paolo ; Varela-Carver, Anabel
Published: Imperial College London 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.543305