Glucose Transporters in Diabetic Kidney Disease—Friends or Foes?
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a major microvascular complication of diabetes and a common cause of end-stage renal disease worldwide. DKD manifests as an increased urinary protein excretion (albuminuria). Multiple studies have shown that insulin resistance correlates with the development of album...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-04-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00155/full |