Initial steps of insulin signaling and glucose transport are defective in the type 2 diabetic rat heart.
OBJECTIVE: Whole body insulin resistance and diabetes are risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, yet little is known about insulin resistance in the diabetic heart. The aim of this work was to define the insulin response in hearts of the Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rat, a polygenic model of spontaneous ty...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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