Essential Role of Insulin and Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Receptor Signaling in Cardiac Development and Function

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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in people with type 2 diabetes and is linked to insulin resistance even in the absence of diabetes. Here we show that mice with combined deficiency of the insulin receptor and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) receptor in cardiac and skeletal muscle develop early-onset dilated cardiomyopathy and die from heart failure within the first month of life despite...

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