American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 193, Issue 6 , Pages 2017-2023 , December 2005

Adipose tissue from pregnant women with and without gestational diabetes mellitus: Insulin-sensitive but resistant to hyperosomolarity

  • Anthony W. Russell, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology and Centre for Diabetes and Endocrine Research, University of Queensland
    • Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
    • Department of Endocrinology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, South Brisbane, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: A. W. Russell, Endocrinologist, Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 4102.
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  • H. David McIntyre, MB, BS

      Affiliations

    • Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
    • Department of Endocrinology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, South Brisbane, Australia
    • ,
  • Jon P. Whitehead, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology and Centre for Diabetes and Endocrine Research, University of Queensland
    • Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
    • ,
  • Johannes B. Prins, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology and Centre for Diabetes and Endocrine Research, University of Queensland
    • Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

Received 9 January 2005 ,Revised 14 March 2005 ,Accepted 19 April 2005.

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 Supported by Wellcome Senior Research Fellowship in Medical Science and Princess Alexandra Hospital Foundation (J.B.P.), a Wellcome International Travelling Fellowship (J.P.W.), and a NovoNordisk regional diabetes scheme grant and National Health and Medical Research Committee postgraduate medical research scholarship (A.W.R.).

PII: S0002-9378(05)00607-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.04.058

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 193, Issue 6 , Pages 2017-2023 , December 2005

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