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Insulin resistance : insulin action and its disturbances in disease /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kumar, Sudhesh, O'Rahilly, S. (Stephen)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, England ; Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2005]
Subjects:
Insulin Resistance.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2.
Table of Contents:
  • The insulin receptor and downstream signalling
  • Insulin-mediated regulation of glucose metabolism
  • Insulin action on lipid metabolism
  • The effect of insulin and protein metabolism
  • Genetically modified mouse models of insulin resistance
  • Insulin resistance in glucose disposal and production in man with specific reference to metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes
  • Central regulation of peripheral glucose metabolism
  • Relationship between fat distribution and insulin resistance
  • PPARĪ³ and glucose homeostasis
  • Adipokines and insulin resistance
  • Dietary factors and insulin resistance
  • Physical activity and insulin resistance
  • Genetics of the metabolic syndrome
  • Insulin resistance and dyslipidaemia
  • Insulin resistance, hypertension and endothelial dysfunction
  • Insulin resistance and polycystic ovary syndrome
  • Syndromes of severe insulin resistance (SSIRs)
  • Therapeutic strategies for insulin resistance
  • Drug therapy for insulin resistance - a look at the future