Human insulin resistance: The role of glucocorticoids

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-12

  Reynolds, Rebecca M ^a   Walker, Brian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoid hormones; Glucocorticoid receptor; Insulin resistance

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ALBUMIN; CARBOHYDRATE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HUMAN INSULIN; HYDROCORTISONE; RALOXIFENE; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR; TRANSCORTIN;

ADULT; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GROWTH REGULATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037237596     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1326.2003.00221.x     Document Type: Review

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