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Sex differences in skeletal muscle phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) levels: a cross-sectional study.
Scientific reports - 17 Mar 2015
Samaan M Constantine, Anand Sonia S, Sharma Arya M, Samjoo Imtiaz A, Tarnopolsky Mark A
Abstract excerpt
Women have higher adiposity but maintain insulin sensitivity when compared to men. Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) inhibits insulin signaling, but it is not known if PTEN regulate insulin resistance in a sex-specific manner. In this cross-sectional study, muscle biopsies from participants in the Molecular Study of Health and Risk in Ethnic Groups (Mol-SHARE) were used to test for...
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