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Using Drosophila to discover mechanisms underlying type 2 diabetes

Mechanisms of glucose homeostasis are remarkably well conserved between the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster and mammals. From the initial characterization of insulin signaling in the fly came the identification of downstream metabolic pathways for nutrient storage and utilization. Defects in these...

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Autores principales: Alfa, Ronald W., Kim, Seung K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4852505/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27053133
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dmm.023887