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insulin resistance — n reduced sensitivity to insulin by the body s insulin dependent processes (as glucose uptake, lipolysis, and inhibition of glucose production by the liver) that results in lowered activity of these processes or an increase in insulin production… … Medical dictionary
Insulin resistance — Infobox Disease Name = Insulin resistance Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 1173 MeshName = Insulin+Resistance MeshNumber = C18.452.394.968.500 Insulin resistance is the… … Wikipedia
insulin resistance — diminution in the response of the body s tissues to insulin, so that higher concentrations of serum insulin are required to maintain normal circulating glucose levels. Eventually the islet cells can no longer produce adequate amounts of insulin… … The new mediacal dictionary
insulin resistance syndrome — n metabolic syndrome … Medical dictionary
insulin resistance — noun : reduced sensitivity to insulin by the body s insulin dependent processes (as glucose uptake, lipolysis, and inhibition of glucose production by the liver) that results in lowered activity of these processes or an increase in insulin… … Useful english dictionary
insulin resistance syndrome — metabolic syndrome … The new mediacal dictionary
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Insulin — This article is about the insulin protein. For uses of insulin in treating diabetes, see insulin therapy. Not to be confused with inulin. Insulin Computer generated image of six insulin molecules assembled in a hexamer, highlighting the threefold … Wikipedia
Insulin receptor — In molecular biology, the insulin receptor is a transmembrane receptor that is activated by insulin. It belongs to the large class of tyrosine kinase receptors.Two alpha subunits and two beta subunits make up the insulin receptor. The beta… … Wikipedia
