ea0032p364 | Diabetes | ECE2013
Beiroa Daniel
, Amparo Romero-Pico
, Carmen Langa
, Carmelo Bernabeu
, Miguel Lopez
, Lopez-Novoa Jose M
, Ruben Nogueiras
, Carlos Dieguez
Introduction: Endoglin is a transmembrane auxiliary receptor for transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) that is predominantly expressed on proliferating endothelial cells. It plays a wide range of physiological roles but its importance on energy balance or insulin sensitivity has been unexplored.Material and methods: Heterozygous deficient mice (HZ) were fed standard chow or high fat diet during 16 weeks. Blood glucose levels were measured after ...