Insulin Resistance Paradox (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Insulin Resistance Paradox

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This is sections of liver from an obese mouse at increasing magnifications (left panels). Red is the lipid in the cell in the form of stained droplets. Sections of liver from an obese mouse lacking Akt (right panels), which blocks the massive accumulation of fat, mimicking the appearance of a normal liver. Blue are liver cell nuclei and the white is space between cells, such as blood vessels, and ducts.

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Rachael Easton, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

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