R Lupi, F Dotta, L Marselli, S Del Guerra, M … - Diabetes, 2002 - Am Diabetes Assoc In an effort to better understand the phenomenon of lipotoxicity in human
β-cells, we evaluated the effects of 48-h preculture with 1.0 or 2.0 mmol/l
free fatty acid (FFA) (2:1 oleate to palmitate) on the function and ... Cited by 270 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
W El-Assaad, J Buteau, ML Peyot, C Nolan, R … - Endocrinology, 2003 - Endocrine Soc We have proposed the "glucolipotoxicity" hypothesis in which elevated free fatty
acids (FFAs) together with hyperglycemia are synergistic in causing islet
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- ►nih.gov V Lyssenko, L Groop - Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2007 - Am Soc Clin Investig Genetic variants in the gene encoding for transcription factor-7–like 2
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S Del Prato, P Marchetti, RC Bonadonna - Diabetes, 2002 - Am Diabetes Assoc Type 2 diabetes is a heterogeneous disorder due to prevalent insulin resistance
associated with deficient insulin secretion or to a prevalent defect of insulin
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S Del Guerra, R Lupi, L Marselli, M Masini, M … - Diabetes, 2005 - Am Diabetes Assoc To shed further light on the primary alterations of insulin secretion in type 2
diabetes and the possible mechanisms involved, we studied several functional and
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H Walter, G Lubben - Drugs, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com Worsening glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus relates to a decline in
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M Freemark - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2003 - Endocrine Soc The past generation has witnessed a surge in the number of children,
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AH Lockwood - Diabetes Care, 2002 - Am Diabetes Assoc Data from the 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) were used
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