Exploring underlying mechanisms driving the onset of stress-induced insulin resistance

Exploring underlying mechanisms driving the onset of stress-induced insulin resistance

Thesis (MSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2012. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Physical and psychological stressors trigger activation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis that leads to enhanced secretion of glucocorticoids e.g. cortisol. Moreover, chronic activation of this pathway may elev...

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Main Author: Otto, Delita
Other Authors: Essop, M. F.
Format: Others
Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2012
Subjects:
Insulin resistance
Stress
O-GlcNAc
GLUT4
Dexamethasone
Glucose transporters
HBP
Hexosamine biosynthetic pathway
Dissertations > Physiology (Human and animal)
Theses > Physiology (Human and animal)
Cardiovascular diseases
Apoptosis
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20125

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http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20125

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