Comparative understanding of UTS2 and UTS2R genes for their involvement in type 2 diabetes mellitus

<p>Several reports have shown that urotensin 2 (<i>UTS2</i>) and its receptor (<i>UTS2R</i>) are involved in glucose metabolism and insulin resistance, which lead to development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in humans. In the present study, we annotated both bovine...

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Main Author: Zhihua Jiang, Jennifer J. Michal, David J. Tobey, Zeping Wang, Michael D. MacNeil, Nancy S. Magnuson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2008-01-01
Series:International Journal of Biological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.biolsci.org/v04p0096.htm