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Heterozygous deficiency of endoglin decreases insulin and hepatic triglyceride levels during high fat diet.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Beiroa Daniel, Romero-Picó Amparo, Langa Carmen, Bernabeu Carmelo, López Miguel, López-Novoa José M, Nogueiras Ruben, Diéguez Carlos
Abstract excerpt
Endoglin is a transmembrane auxiliary receptor for transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) that is predominantly expressed on proliferating endothelial cells. It plays a wide range of physiological roles but its importance on energy balance or insulin sensitivity has been unexplored. Endoglin deficient mice die during midgestation due to cardiovascular defects. Here we report for first time that heterozygous...
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