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insulin resistance as a physiological defense: a standalone construct

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Endocrinology

the view that insulin resistance partly protects tissues from nutrient overload and metabolic stress, so overriding it may cause harm.

In endocrinology, insulin resistance as a physiological defense refers to the view that insulin resistance partly protects tissues from nutrient overload and metabolic stress, so overriding it may cause harm. This meaning comes from Nolan (2015) in Diabetes.[1]

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cause3 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs defense3 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs harm2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two carriers

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Nolan, C. J., Ruderman, N. B., Kahn, S. E., Pedersen, O., & Prentki, M. (2015). Insulin Resistance as a Physiological Defense Against Metabolic Stress: Implications for the Management of Subsets of Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes, 64(3), 673-686. https://doi.org/10.2337/db14-0694

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