INSULIN IN THE BRAIN: ITS PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATES RELATED WITH CENTRAL INSULIN RESISTANCE, TYPE 2 DIABETES AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

Although the brain has been considered an insulin-insensitive organ, recent reports on the location of insulin and its receptors in the brain have introduced new ways of considering this hormone responsible for several functions. The origin of insulin in the brain has been explain...

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Main Authors: ENRIQUE eBLÁZQUEZ, Esther eVelázquez Sánchez, Verónica eHurtado-Carneiro, Juan Miguel eRuiz Albusac
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2014.00161/full