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Kuwait University, Safat
Research in insulin resistance provides new insights
December 17th, 2005
Reports from 13110 and the United States highlight recent research on insulin resistance. Study 1: Skeletal muscle insulin resistance in GK rats appears to be of genetic origin. "Insulin resistance, characterized by an inexorable decline in skeletal muscle glucose utilization and/or an excessive hepatic glucose production, constitutes a major pathogenic importance in a cluster of clinical disorders including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, central obesity, and coronary artery disease. A novel concept suggests that heightened state of oxidative stress during diabetes contributes, at least in part, to the development of insulin...
Source: Mental Health Law Weekly (2005-12-17)
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