title: Skeletal muscle insulin resistance is the primary defect in type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA. albarado@uthscsa.edu
authors.forename: Ralph A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: DeFronzo
authors.forename: Devjit
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tripathy
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000378:metabolism; D015309:Glucose Clamp Technique; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology*; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D007328:Insulin