A proanthocyanidin from cinnamomum zeylanicum stimulates phosphorylation of insulin receptor in 3t3-l1 adipocytes

Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is due to in large part to insulin resistance, a state where the target cells are no longer responding to ordinary levels of circulating insulin. A drug that promotes the initiation of insulin receptor (IR) signaling by enhancing IR phosphorylation should be u...

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Main Authors: Taher, Muhammad, Abdul Majid, Fadzilah Adibah, Sarmidi, Mohamad Roji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2006
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/3661/1/JTJun44F%5B5%5D_FADZILAH_ADIBAH.pdf