Insulin resistance is not conserved in myotubes established from women with PCOS.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder among premenopausal women, who often develop insulin resistance. We tested the hypothesis that insulin resistance in skeletal muscle of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an intrinsic defect, by investigating the m...

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Main Authors: Mette Eriksen, Ann Dorte Pørneki, Vibe Skov, Jorge S Burns, Henning Beck-Nielsen, Dorte Glintborg, Michael Gaster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3012693?pdf=render