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Mitochondrial factors in the pathogenesis of diabetes: a hypothesis for treatment.
Alternative medicine review : a journal of clinical therapeutic - 1 Apr 2002
Lamson Davis W, Plaza Steven M
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A growing body of evidence has demonstrated a link between various disturbances in mitochondrial functioning and type 2 diabetes. This review focuses on a range of mitochondrial factors important in the pathogenesis of this disease. The mitochondrion is an integral part of the insulin system found in the islet cells of the pancreas. Because of the systemic complexity of mitochondrial functioning in terms of...
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