The reduced incretin effect of GIP in diabetic subjects may be due to the down-regulation of GIP receptor expression, which has been found in pancreatic islets of diabetic Zucker rats and reverted following correction of hyperglycemia [35]
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Together, they overcome the metabolic barriers that make natural recomposition nearly impossible
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