An approach to the etiology of metabolic syndrome

ABSTRACT: Increased prevalence of obesity in the world, especially accumulation of abnormal amounts of visceral fat predisposes to insulin resistance, which is the central role of metabolic syndrome (MS). Obesity can deregulate the intracellular signaling of insulin due to the production of inflamma...

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Autores:
Muñoz Contreras, Angélica María
Bedoya Berrío, Gabriel de Jesús
Velásquez Rodríguez, Claudia María
Tipo de recurso:
Review article
Fecha de publicación:
2013
Institución:
Universidad de Antioquia
Repositorio:
Repositorio UdeA
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/21021
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10495/21021
Palabra clave:
Metabolic syndrome
Síndrome Metabólico
obesity
Obesidad
insulin resistance
Resistencia a la insulina
Genetics
Genética
Rights
openAccess
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/co/