GLUT-4, Tumour Necrosis Factor, Essential Fatty Acids and Daf-Genes and Their Role in Glucose Homeostasis, Insulin Resistance, Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, and Longevity

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 431-435

  Das, U N ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 4; LEPTIN; MELATONIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN; SLC2A4 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LONGEVITY; METABOLISM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHYSIOLOGY;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FATTY ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER TYPE 4; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEPTIN; LONGEVITY; MELATONIN; MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MUSCLE PROTEINS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0033107716     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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