Ceramide content is higher in type i compared to type II fibers in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Acta Diabetologica

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 705-712

  Kristensen, Ditte ^a   Prats, Clara ^a   Larsen, Steen ^a   Ara, Ignacio ^a,b   Dela, Flemming ^a   Helge, Jørn W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Insulin resistance; Lipid intermediates; Muscle

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CELL; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CERAMIDES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OBESITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885433102     PISSN: 09405429     EISSN: 14325233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00592-012-0379-0     Document Type: Article

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