Endocrine Abstracts

Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the world is constantly increasing and today the type 2 diabetes pandemic is the point of issue. The type 2 diabetes incidence in exposed individuals i.e. the participants of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident consequences clean-up works (ChNPP ACUW) in Ukraine in the post-accident years was about 15-21%, which was significantly higher (p<0.0001) than in the non-irradiated persons (3-9%). The adipose tissue is actively in...