Mechanisms linking obesity to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes

Nature

Volumn 444, Issue 7121, 2006, Pages 840-846

  Kahn, Steven E ^a   Hull, Rebecca L ^a   Utzschneider, Kristina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIPIMOX; FATTY ACID;

DIABETES; OBESITY;

CELL FUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENT; GENE INTERACTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 33845881411     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05482     Document Type: Review

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