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Role of melatonin in glucose uptake by cardiomyocytes from insulin-resistant Wistar rats

AIM: Melatonin supplementation reduces insulin resistance and protects the heart in obese rats. However, its role in myocardial glucose uptake remains unknown. This study investigated the effect of short-term melatonin treatment on glucose uptake by cardiomyocytes isolated from obese and insulin-res...

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Autores principales: Frederic, Nduhirabandi, Barbara, Huisamen, Hans, Strijdom, Amanda, Lochner
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Clinics Cardive Publishing 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5885054/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28556852
http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2017-018