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| Title |
Does insulin resistance co-exist with glucocorticoid resistance in the metabolic syndrome? Studies comparing skin sensitivity to glucocorticoids in individuals with and without acanthosis nigricans
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| Published in |
Cardiovascular Diabetology, March 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1475-2840-11-31 |
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| Authors |
Surujpal Teelucksingh, Sarada Jaimungal, Lexley Pinto Pereira, Terence Seemungal, Shivananda Nayak |
| Abstract |
The metabolic syndrome is associated with increased risk for both diabetes and coronary artery disease, which insulin resistance alone does not satisfactorily explain. We propose an additional and complementary underlying mechanism of glucocorticoid resistance. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 32 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 31 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 16% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 9% |
| Other | 4 | 13% |
| Unknown | 7 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 38% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 13% |
| Unknown | 8 | 25% |