Association of the ACTN3 R577X polymorphism with glucose tolerance and gene expression of sarcomeric proteins in human skeletal muscle

Physiological Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Riedl, Isabelle ^a   Osler, Megan E ^a   Benziane, Boubacar ^a   Chibalin, Alexander V ^a   Zierath, Juleen R ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Glucose metabolism; Sarcomere; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTININ 2; ALPHA ACTININ 3; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL ENERGY TRANSFER; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 85006142174     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2051817X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12314     Document Type: Article

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