- ►endojournals.org H Wang, WS Chu, C Hemphill, SC Elbein - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2002 - Endocrine Soc Insulin resistance is strongly associated with obesity, but even among obese
subjects insulin sensitivity varies widely. Recently, a new adipocyte hormone,
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- ►diabetesjournals.org H Wang, H Zhang, Y Jia, Z Zhang, R Craig, X … - Diabetes, 2004 - Am Diabetes Assoc Considerable data support adiponectin as an important adipose-derived insulin
sensitizer that enhances fatty acid oxidation and alters hepatic
gluconeogenesis. Adiponectin acts by way of two receptors, ADIPOR1 and ... Cited by 70 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►endojournals.org SC Elbein, W Chu, Q Ren, C Hemphill, J … - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2002 - Endocrine Soc The calpain-10 gene (CAPN10) has been implicated in type 2 diabetes (T2DM)
susceptibility by both linkage and association in a Hispanic population from
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- ►physiology.org H Wang, WS Chu, T Lu, SJ Hasstedt, PA Kern, … - American Journal of Physiology- Endocrinology And …, 2004 - Am Physiological Soc The onset of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is preceded by obesity, insulin resistance,
and impaired -cell function. Uncoupling protein-2 (UCP2) is a widely expressed
inner mitochondrial membrane protein. Common polymorphisms of the UCP2 gene ... Cited by 62 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►diabetesjournals.org W Winckler, MN Weedon, RR Graham, SA … - Diabetes, 2007 - Am Diabetes Assoc An important question in human genetics is the extent to which genes causing
monogenic forms of disease harbor common variants that may contribute to the
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- ►endojournals.org SC Elbein - Endocrinology, 2002 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Twin and family studies have demonstrated a strong genetic component to type 2
diabetes mellitus (T2DM), but mapping the susceptibility genes that account for
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RM Van Dam, B Hoebee, JC Seidell, MM … - Diabet Med, 2005 - interscience.wiley.com It is also possible that your web browser is not configured or not able to
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- ►diabetesjournals.org H Wang, W Chu, SK Das, Q Ren, SJ Hasstedt, … - Diabetes, 2002 - Am Diabetes Assoc Pyruvate kinase is a key glycolytic enzyme. Isoforms that are expressed in the
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- ►endojournals.org H Zhang, Y Jia, JJ Cooper, T Hale, Z Zhang, … - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2004 - Endocrine Soc Increased flux of glucose through the hexosamine biosynthetic pathway has been
implicated in insulin resistance, altered insulin secretion, and diabetic
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SK Das, SC Elbein - Cellscience, 2006 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov Type 2 Diabetes results from a complex physiologic process that includes the
pancreatic beta cells, peripheral glucose uptake in muscle, the secretion of
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