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Comment
. 2012 Dec;61(12):3081-3.
doi: 10.2337/db12-1157.

Ceramide and insulin resistance: how should the issue be approached?

Jan Górski  1
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Ceramide and insulin resistance: how should the issue be approached?

Jan Górski. Diabetes. 2012 Dec.
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FIG. 1.
The pathways of ceramide metabolism examined in relation to insulin sensitivity. A: De novo synthesis. B: Deacylation. C: Phosphorylation of sphingosine (the work of Bruce et al. [15]). D: Hydrolysis of sphingomyelin. E: Conversion to glucosylceramide. F: Phosphorylation. De novo synthesis pathway is distinguished since it supplies all pathways of sphingolipid metabolism with ceramide.
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