The pathogenesis of NIDDM

Pathogenesis of NIDDM in Pima Indians.

The Pima Indians of Arizona have the highest reported prevalence and incidence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) of any population in the world. A cross-sectional and longitudinal study was begun in 1982 to determine the metabolic characteristic(s) that is (are) predictive of the development of NIDDM and to document the sequence of metabolic events that occur with the transitio...

Etiology and Pathogenesis of Non-insulin dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM): Current concepts

We discuss the etiopathogenesis of NIDDM in the light of new data. The role of insulin deficiency and insulin resistance is discussed. The ultrastructure of amylin in the islet cells is described. The role of abnormalities in hepatic glucose metabolism is discussed. The effect of glucotoxicity on the islet cell funtion is brought out. We have attempted to construct the teleological sequence of ...

The Immunological Basis in the Pathogenesis of Gout

the effect of taftan pozzolan on the compressive strength of concrete in the environmental conditions of oman sea (chabahar port)

cement is an essential ingredient in the concrete buildings. for production of cement considerable amount of fossil fuel and electrical energy is consumed. on the other hand for generating one tone of portland cement, nearly one ton of carbon dioxide is released. it shows that 7 percent of the total released carbon dioxide in the world relates to the cement industry. considering ecological issu...

romantic education:reading william wordsworths the prelude in the light of the history of ideas

عصر روشنگری زمان شکل گیری ایده های مدرن تربیتی- آموزشی بود اما تاکید بیش از اندازه ی دوشاخه مهم فلسفی زمان یعنی عقل گرایی و حس گرایی بر دقت و وضوح، انسان عصر روشنگری را نسبت به دیگر تواناییهایش نابینا کرده و موجب به وجود آمدن افرادی تک بعدی شد که افتخارعقلانیتشان، تاکید شان بر تجربه فردی، به مبارزه طلبیدن منطق نیاکانشان وافسون زدایی شان از دنیا وتمام آنچه با حواس پنجگانه قابل درک نبوده و یا در ...