Can persistent organic pollutants explain the association between serum γ-glutamyltransferase and type 2 diabetes?

Diabetologia

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 402-407

  Lee, D H ^a   Steffes, M W ^b   Jacobs Jr , D R ^c,d  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Glutamyltransferase; Environmental pollutants; Obesity; Persistent organic pollutants; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; ORGANIC POLLUTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 39049135725     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-007-0896-5     Document Type: Article

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