Insulin promotes glycogen storage and cell proliferation in primary human astrocytes.

INTRODUCTION: In the human brain, there are at least as many astrocytes as neurons. Astrocytes are known to modulate neuronal function in several ways. Thus, they may also contribute to cerebral insulin actions. Therefore, we examined whether primary human astrocytes are insulin-responsive and wheth...

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Main Authors: Martin Heni, Anita M Hennige, Andreas Peter, Dorothea Siegel-Axel, Anna-Maria Ordelheide, Norbert Krebs, Fausto Machicao, Andreas Fritsche, Hans-Ulrich Häring, Harald Staiger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3124526?pdf=render