Adiponectin and Development of Type 2 Diabetes in the Pima Indian Population
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert S Lindsay
Tohru Funahashi
Robert L Hanson
Yuji Matsuzawa
Sachiyo Tanaka
P Antonio Tataranni
William C Knowler
Jonathan Krakoff
The Lancet, vol. 360, no. 9326, July 6, 2002, p. 57
Description
Adiponectin protein is supposed to mediate obesity-related resistance to insulin. Concentrations of adiponectin in Pima Indians. Individuals with more adiponectin were less likely to develop type 2 diabetes.