Obesity-Associated Insulin Resistance

Preferred Label : Obesity-Associated Insulin Resistance;

Alternative definition : NICHD: Insulin resistance associated with obesity, which may be attributed in part to impaired insulin signaling in target tissues, or impaired insulin-stimulated glucose transport due to reduced expression of the glucose transporter protein 4.;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL514531;

Details

Origin ID

C131841;

UMLS CUI

C4331921;

Has associated anatomic sites
- Digestive System [NCIt concept]
- Pancreas [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
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- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Endocrinology Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Islet Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Islet of Langerhans [NCIt concept]
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- Digestive System [NCIt concept]
- Islet of Langerhans [NCIt concept]
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- SLC2A4 Gene [NCIt concept]

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