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Diagnosis and Clinical Implications of Diabetes in Liver Cirrhosis: A Focus on the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
The liver and skeletal muscles are responsible for maintaining glucose metabolism. As chronic liver disease progresses to cirrhosis, the loss of liver function is exacerbated and leads to the deterioration of skeletal muscle. Consequently, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and insulin resistance are...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Endocrine Society
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5686620/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29264539 http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/js.2017-00183 |