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- 2018
Correlation between Circulating Level of Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha and Insulin Resistance in Nigerian Women with Gestational Diabetes MellitusKeywords: Body mass index, gestational diabetes mellitus, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, insulin resistance, pregnancy, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, Indice de masse corporelle, diabète sucré gestationnel, évaluation du modèle d’homéostasie de la résistance à l’insuline, résistance à l’insuline, grossesse, factoralpha de nécrose tumorale Abstract: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) results from an imbalance between insulin resistance and insulin secretion capacity during pregnancy. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) is an inflammatory cytokine that is proposed to be involved in the pathogenesis of the insulin resistance, but the findings from studies across different ethnic groups are inconsistent or even conflicting
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