Mechanisms of Insulin Action
More than 18 million people in the United States have diabetes mellitus, and about 90% of these have the type 2 form of the disease. In addition, between 17 and 40 million people have insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance, or the cluster of abnormalities referred to variably as the metaboli...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2007, 2007
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2007 |
| Series: | Medical Intelligence Unit
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Insulin and IGF-I Receptor Structure and Binding Mechanism
- Subcellular Compartmentalization of Insulin Signaling Processes and GLUT4 Trafficking Events
- Regulation of Insulin Action and Insulin Secretion by SNARE-Mediated Vesicle Exocytosis
- Control of Protein Synthesis by Insulin
- Hepatic Regulation of Fuel Metabolism
- Insulin Action Gene Regulation
- Insulin Action in the Islet ?-Cell
- Central Regulation of Insulin Sensitivity
- Transgenic Models of Impaired Insulin Signaling
- Insulin Resistance