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1) In your own words, what does it mean for a given cell/tissue to be 'insulin resistant'?
2) For each tissue/organ listed, state one feature (e.g. 'increased lipogenesis') that you would expect to find in the tissue/organ were insulin resistant:
Liver, Adipose tissue, skeletal muscle
3) Briefly identify the factor which is obesity that can cause insulin resistance and briefly explain the molecular mechanism.
1) In your own words, what does it mean for a given cell/tissue to be 'insulin resistant'?
2) For each tissue/organ listed, state one feature (e.g. 'increased lipogenesis') that you would expect to find in the tissue/organ were insulin resistant:
Liver, Adipose tissue, skeletal muscle
3) Briefly identify the factor which is obesity that can cause insulin resistance and briefly explain the molecular mechanism.
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Hubert KochLv2
12 Oct 2018