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Exclusive action of transmembrane TNF alpha in adipose tissue leads to reduced adipose mass and local but not systemic insulin resistance.
Endocrinology - 1 Apr 2002
Xu Haiyan, Hirosumi Jiro, Uysal K Teoman, Guler A Deniz, Hotamisligil Gökhan S
Abstract excerpt
Aberrant TNF alpha expression in adipocytes is a molecular mechanism by which insulin action is modulated in adipose tissue. While this might be a compensatory response to limit adipose expansion, neither the mechanisms underlying this local effect nor its systemic biological consequences have be...
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