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Dr. Hubert Chih-hsin Chen M.D.
Endocrinology-Diabetes | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc 9360 Towne Centre Dr San Diego CA, 92121About
Dr. Hubert Chen practices Endocrinology in San Diego, CA. Dr. Chen specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases related to hormone imbalance, and the bodys glands in the endocrine system. Endocrinologists are trained and certified to treat a variety of conditions, including menopause, diabetes, infertility, and thyroid disorders, among many others. Dr. Chen examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1995
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Increased insulin and leptin sensitivity in mice lacking acyl CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1.
- Activation of the ERK pathway and atypical protein kinase C isoforms in exercise- and aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-beta-D-riboside (AICAR)-stimulated glucose transport.
- Determination of adipocyte size by computer image analysis.
- Fatty acids, triglycerides, and glucose metabolism: recent insights from knockout mice.
- Deficiency of acyl coenzyme a:diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 increases leptin sensitivity in murine obesity models.
- Analysis of energy expenditure at different ambient temperatures in mice lacking DGAT1.
- Dissociation of obesity and impaired glucose disposal in mice overexpressing acyl coenzyme a:diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 in white adipose tissue.
- Insulin-induced activation of atypical protein kinase C, but not protein kinase B, is maintained in diabetic (ob/ob and Goto-Kakazaki) liver. Contrasting insulin signaling patterns in liver versus muscle define phenotypes of type 2 diabetic and high
- Role of adipocyte-derived factors in enhancing insulin signaling in skeletal muscle and white adipose tissue of mice lacking Acyl CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1.
- Inhibition of triglyceride synthesis as a treatment strategy for obesity: lessons from DGAT1-deficient mice.
- Enhancing energy and glucose metabolism by disrupting triglyceride synthesis: Lessons from mice lacking DGAT1.
- Role of islet-, gut-, and adipocyte-derived hormones in the central control of food intake and body weight: implications for an integrated neurohormonal approach to obesity pharmacotherapy.
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