Visceral adipose tissue is not increased in Pima Indians compared with equally obese Caucasians and is not related to insulin action or secretion

Diabetologia

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 28-34

  Gautier, J F ^a,c   Milner, M R ^a   Elam, E ^b   Chen, K ^b   Ravussin, E ^a   Pratley, R E ^a  

^a Clin Diabet and Nutrition Section   (United Kingdom)

^b Good Samaritan Regl Medical Center   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Insulin resistance; Insulin secretion; Pima Indians

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRAVENOUS GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARIZONA; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GLUCOSE CLAMP TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INSULIN; MALE; OBESITY;

EID: 0032929782     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001250051108     Document Type: Article

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