Mechanisms Linking the Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease: Role of Hepatic Insulin Resistance

The worldwide prevalence of insulin resistant states such as the metabolic syndrome has grown rapidly over the past few decades. The metabolic syndrome is a constellation of common metabolic disorders that promote the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. Studies in both human a...

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Main Authors: Khosrow Adeli, Reza Meshkani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009-06-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/13494.pdf&manuscript_id=13494