The Relation between Insulin Sensitivity and the Fatty-Acid Composition of Skeletal-Muscle Phospholipids
New England Journal of MedicinePublished 28 January 1993Open access
Mark Borkman, Leonard H Storlien, David Pan, A. B. Jenkins, Donald J. Chisholm, Lesley V. Campbell
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Decreased insulin sensitivity is associated with decreased concentrations of polyunsaturated fatty acids in skeletal-muscle phospholipids, raising the possibility that changes in the fatty-acid composition of muscles modulate the action of insulin.
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