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Protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B in diabetes.
Biochemical pharmacology - 1 Oct 2000
Kennedy B P, Ramachandran C
Abstract excerpt
A role for protein tyrosine phosphatases in the negative regulation of insulin signaling and a putative involvement in the insulin resistance associated with type 2 diabetes have been postulated since their discovery. The recent demonstration that mice lacking the protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B (PTP-1B) have enhanced insulin sensitivity validates this. Furthermore, when fed a high fat diet, these mice maintained...
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