Issn Print: 0195-9131
Publication Date: 2003/05/01
EXERCISE CARBOHYDRATE UTILIZATION IN INSULIN-RESISTANT AND INSULIN-SENSITIVE WOMEN MATCHED FOR BODY FATNESS
C G Sharoff; F Beaudoin; S R Chipkin; B Braun
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Author Information: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Excerpt
Insulin resistance (IR) is characterized by reduced insulin-mediated glucose uptake from the blood. Studies in vitro suggest that IR muscle is not resistant to contraction-mediated glucose uptake (i.e. exercise), but studies in vivo are lacking.