The effect of type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity on muscle progenitor cell function

Abstract In addition to its primary function to provide movement and maintain posture, the skeletal muscle plays important roles in energy and glucose metabolism. In healthy humans, skeletal muscle is the major site for postprandial glucose uptake and impairment of this process contributes to the pa...

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Main Authors: Shuzhi Teng, Ping Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Stem Cell Research & Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13287-019-1186-0