Article
Mechanisms of hormone resistance: lessons from insulin-resistant patients.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992). Supplement - 1 Apr 1994
Taylor S I, Accili D, Haft C R, Hone J, Imai Y, Levy-Toledano R, Quon M J, Suzuki Y, Wertheimer E
Abstract excerpt
Hormones are secreted by endocrine glands and transported to the target cell at which the hormone acts. The hormone binds to its receptor, thereby eliciting various biological responses within the target cell. Examples of disease mechanisms that function at the different stages in the development of the insulin receptor, and result in insulin resistance, are discussed in this review. Antibodies to insulin can...
Topics
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn
- Hormones
- Humans
- Insulin
- Insulin Resistance
- Mutation
- Receptor, Insulin
