Influence of environment on insulin sensitivity

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 987-993

  Latini, Giuseppe ^a,b   Loredana Marcovecchio, M ^c   Del Vecchio, Antonio ^d   Gallo, Francesco ^a   Bertino, Enrico ^e   Chiarelli, Francesco ^c  

^a PERRINO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^d DI VENERE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptors; Environmental pollutants; Insulin resistance; Insulin sensitivity; Intrauterine environment; Obesity; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; GENES; HORMONES; METABOLISM; NUTRITION;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; INTRAUTERINE ENVIRONMENT; OBESITY; TYPE-2 DIABETES;

INSULIN;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ARSENIC; PHTHALIC ACID;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMORPHISM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ALTITUDE; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTANT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUN EXPOSURE;

EID: 67349223012     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2009.03.008     Document Type: Review

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