Adipocyte dysfunctions linking obesity to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.

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Published in Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol on May 01, 2008

Authors

Adilson Guilherme1, Joseph V Virbasius, Vishwajeet Puri, Michael P Czech

Author Affiliations

1: Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Adipose Tissue Expandability and Type 2 Diabetes (LIMEX) | NCT03155412

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