Revisiting the membrane-centric view of diabetes

Fundamental questions remain unresolved in diabetes: What is the actual mechanism of glucose toxicity? Why is there insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes? Why do diets rich in sugars or saturated fatty acids increase the risk of developing diabetes? Studying the C. elegans homologs of the anti-diabe...

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Main Author: Pilon, Marc
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5037885/