Correlation between insulin resistance and treatment-resistant acne

Physiologically during puberty and adolescence, when juvenile acne usually appears, the response to a glucose load is increased if compared to the one observed in adult and at pre-pubertal age, while insulin sensitivity is reduced. Insulin is a hormone that acts at different levels along the axis wh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maffeis, Laura <1981>
Other Authors: Veraldi, Stefano
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:en
Published: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna 2013
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Online Access:http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/5654/