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Skeletal muscle triacylglycerol hydrolysis does not influence metabolic complications of obesity.
Diabetes - 1 Oct 2013
Sitnick Mitch T, Basantani Mahesh K, Cai Lingzhi, Schoiswohl Gabriele, Yazbeck Cynthia F, Distefano Giovanna, Ritov Vladimir, DeLany James P, Schreiber Renate, Stolz Donna B, Gardner Noah P, Kienesberger Petra C, Pulinilkunnil Thomas, Zechner Rudolf, Goodpaster Bret H, Coen Paul, Kershaw Erin E
Abstract excerpt
Intramyocellular triacylglycerol (IMTG) accumulation is highly associated with insulin resistance and metabolic complications of obesity (lipotoxicity), whereas comparable IMTG accumulation in endurance-trained athletes is associated with insulin sensitivity (the athlete's paradox). Despite these...
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