Rethinking leptin and insulin action: Therapeutic opportunities for diabetes

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 820-830

  Yildiz, Bulent O ^a   Haznedaroglu, Ibrahim C ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adipokine; Adipose; Insulin; Lipodystrophy; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LEPTIN;

BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FATTY LIVER; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GLUCOSE OXIDATION; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOATROPHY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, LIPOATROPHIC; GLUCOSE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INSULIN; LEPTIN; LIVER; MUSCLE, SMOOTH;

EID: 33644840217     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2005.09.013     Document Type: Review

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