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Insulin resistance derived from zinc deficiency in non-diabetic patients with chronic hepatitis C

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection frequently evokes metabolic abnormalities including insulin resistance. A decrease in serum zinc (Zn) levels is often observed in association with hepatic fibrosis. Zn also plays important roles in insulin secretion. However, little is known about the relati...

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Main Authors: HIMOTO, TAKASHI, YONEYAMA, HIROHITO, DEGUCH, AKIHIRO, KUROKOHCHI, KAZUTAKA, INUKAI, MICHIO, MASUGATA, HISASHI, GODA, FUMINORI, SENDA, SHOICHI, WATANABE, SEISHIRO, KUBOTA, SATORU, KURIYAMA, SHIGEKI, MASAKI, TSUTOMU
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: D.A. Spandidos 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3445882/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22993593
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3892/etm_00000109
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