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FFA METABOLISM/FAT STRUCTURE AND PATHOGENESIS OF NIDDM

$0M01FY2000RRNIH

University Of Texas Hlth Sci Ctr San Ant, San Antonio TX

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the pathogenesis of skeletal muscle insulin resistance in type 2 diabetics. The investigator will determine whether free fatty acid impairs glucose metabolism by competing with glucose as oxidative fuel in muscle or by interfering with the proximal steps of insulin action.

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