Ethnic Differences in Insulin Sensitivity, β-Cell Function, and Hepatic Extraction Between Japanese and Caucasians: A Minimal Model Analysis - Møller, Jonas B.; Dalla Man, Chiara; Overgaard, Rune V.; Ingwersen, Steen H.; Tornøe, Christoffer W.; Pedersen, Maria; Tanaka, Haruhiko; Ohsugi, Mitsuru; Ueki, Kohjiru; Lynge, Jan; Vasconcelos, Nina-Maria; Pedersen, Bente K.; et al. (The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2014)
Keywords: Adult; Aged; Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Beta cells; Biological and medical sciences; Blood Glucose; Body mass index; Cell culture; Cross-Sectional Studies; Cultural differences; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent); Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - ethnology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - physiopathology; Endocrinopathies; European Continental Ancestry Group; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Glucose; Glucose Intolerance - blood; Glucose Intolerance - ethnology; Glucose Intolerance - physiopathology; Glucose tolerance; Glucose Tolerance Test; Humans; Insulin - blood; Insulin resistance; Insulin Resistance - ethnology; Insulin-Secreting Cells - physiology; Japan; Liver; Liver - physiopathology; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Minority & ethnic groups; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Vertebrates: endocrinology; White people; Asia; Japan; Obesity; Pancreatic hormone; Cell function; Nutrition; Digestive system; Insulin sensitivity; Liver; Nutrition disorder; Metabolic diseases; Insulin; Japanese; Ethnic group; Extraction; Models; β Cell; Caucasoid; Endocrinology; Nutritional status; Comparative study