Diabetes and Endocrinology
A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism within the Acetyl-Coenzyme A Carboxylase Beta Gene Is Associated with Proteinuria in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Authors: Shiro Maeda, Masa-aki Kobayashi, Shin-ichi Araki, Tetsuya Babazono, Barry I. Freedman, Meredith A. Bostrom, Jessica N. Cooke, Masao Toyoda,...
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Age at Puberty and the Emerging Obesity Epidemic
Authors: Lise Aksglaede, Anders Juul, Lina W. Olsen, Thorkild I. A. Sørensen DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008450 Abstract Summary Higher childhood BMI is...
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Reduced Serotonin Reuptake Transporter (SERT) Function Causes Insulin Resistance and Hepatic Steatosis Independent of Food Intake
Authors: Xiaoning Chen, Kara J. Margolis, Michael D. Gershon, Gary J. Schwartz, Ji Y. Sze DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032511 Abstract Summary SERT-deficient...
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Dedifferentiation of Human Primary Thyrocytes into Multilineage Progenitor Cells without Gene Introduction
Authors: Keiji Suzuki, Norisato Mitsutake, Vladimir Saenko, Masatoshi Suzuki, Michiko Matsuse, Akira Ohtsuru, Atsushi Kumagai, Tatsuya Uga, Hiroshi Yano, Yuji...
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Hindbrain Ghrelin Receptor Signaling Is Sufficient to Maintain Fasting Glucose
Authors: Michael M. Scott, Mario Perello, Jen-Chieh Chuang, Ichiro Sakata, Laurent Gautron, Charlotte E. Lee, Danielle Lauzon, Joel K. Elmquist,...
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Estrogen Receptor Alpha Expression in Podocytes Mediates Protection against Apoptosis In-Vitro and In-Vivo
Authors: Sebastian Kummer, Stefanie Jeruschke, Lara Vanessa Wegerich, Andrea Peters, Petra Lehmann, Annette Seibt, Friederike Mueller, Nadezda Koleganova, Elisabeth Halbenz,...
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The Somatostatin Analogue Octreotide Inhibits Growth of Small Intestine Neuroendocrine Tumour Cells
Authors: Su-Chen Li, Cécile Martijn, Tao Cui, Ahmed Essaghir, Raúl M. Luque, Jean-Baptiste Demoulin, Justo P. Castaño, Kjell Öberg, Valeria...
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Proteomic Analysis of Aorta and Protective Effects of Grape Seed Procyanidin B2 in db/db Mice Reveal a Critical Role of Milk Fat Globule Epidermal Growth Factor-8 in Diabetic Arterial Damage
Authors: Fei Yu, Bao-ying Li, Xiao-li Li, Qian Cai, Zhen Zhang, Mei Cheng, Mei Yin, Jun-fu Wang, Jian-hua Zhang, Wei-da...
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