Serum resistin, adiposity and insulin resistance in Saudi women with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
<b>BACKGROUND</b> : The role of adipocyte hormones in modulating insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance are of increasing interest and importance in studies of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Recently a unique signaling molecule, resistin, has been proposed as playing a role in the pathogen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2005-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.saudiannals.net/article.asp?issn=0256-4947;year=2005;volume=25;issue=4;spage=283;epage=287;aulast=Al-Harithy |