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Beta-Cell hyperplasia induced by hepatic insulin resistance: role of a liver-pancreas endocrine axis through insulin receptor A isoform.
Diabetes - 1 Apr 2009
Escribano Oscar, Guillén Carlos, Nevado Carmen, Gómez-Hernández Almudena, Kahn C Ronald, Benito Manuel
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Type 2 diabetes results from a combination of insulin resistance and impaired insulin secretion. To directly address the effects of hepatic insulin resistance in adult animals, we developed an inducible liver-specific insulin receptor knockout mouse (iLIRKO). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Using this approach, we were able to induce variable insulin receptor (IR) deficiency in a tissue-specific manner...
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