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Insulin receptor/IRS-1/PI 3-kinase signaling system in corticosteroid-induced insulin resistance

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  1. Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 02215, Boston, MA, USA

    F. Folli, M. J. A. Saad & C. R. Kahn

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Folli, F., Saad, M.J.A. & Kahn, C.R. Insulin receptor/IRS-1/PI 3-kinase signaling system in corticosteroid-induced insulin resistance. Acta Diabetol 33, 185–192 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02048541

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