Insulin action and type 2 diabetes: lessons from knockout mice
Withers D, White M. Insulin action and type 2 diabetes: lessons from knockout mice. Current Opinion In Endocrinology Diabetes And Obesity 1999, 6: 141-145. DOI: 10.1097/00060793-199904000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBeta-cell functionType 2 diabetesInsulin signal transduction pathwayInsulin receptor resultsSignal transduction pathwaysGlucose homeostasisInsulin receptor substrateClassical insulin target tissuesInsulin actionBeta cell-specific deletionCell functionPancreatic beta-cell functionPeripheral insulin actionKnockout mouse modelInsulin target tissuesCell-specific deletionTransduction pathwaysReceptor substrateSignaling pathwaysUnsuspected roleNew experimental modelInsulin resistanceNovel insightsNovel mechanismGlucose disposal