Insulin resistance in thermally-injured rats is associated with post-receptor alterations in skeletal muscle, liver and adipose tissue.
Carter E, Burks D, Fischman A, White M, Tompkins R. Insulin resistance in thermally-injured rats is associated with post-receptor alterations in skeletal muscle, liver and adipose tissue. International Journal Of Molecular Medicine 2004, 14: 653-8. PMID: 15375597, DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.14.4.653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary C-peptide excretionC-peptide excretionPost-receptor alterationsInsulin resistanceInsulin receptor bindingSkeletal muscleInsulin infusionBurn injuryAdipose tissueFull-thickness scald injuryGlucose productionSham-treated control animalsReceptor bindingHepatic glucose productionIRS-1 expressionWestern blot methodBinding of insulinAbsence of changesScald injuryBolus injectionRat modelPossible molecular mechanismsControl animalsInjuryThermal injury