Micro-RNA blocks the effect of insulin in obesity (AlphaGalileo, 31 March 2011)

01 Apr 2011


A research group in Cologne, Germany, has found that obese mice express high levels of a micro-RNA that blocks insulin signalling in liver cells and may contribute to insulin resistance in obesity.

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