11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 activity in lean and obese males with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Glucocorticoids play an important role in the pathogenesis of obesity and insulin resistance. Impaired conversion of cortisone (E) to cortisol (F) by the type 1 isoenzyme of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11beta-HSD) in obesity may represent a protective mechanism preventing ongoing weight gai...

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Main Authors: Valsamakis, G, Anwar, A, Tomlinson, J, Shackleton, C, McTernan, P, Chetty, R, Wood, P, Banerjee, A, Holder, G, Barnett, A, Stewart, P, Kumar, S
פורמט: Journal article
שפה:English
יצא לאור: 2004

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