This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing theresources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject andinvestigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source,and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed isfor the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator.The major purpose of this proposal is to evaluate the contribution of visceral fat to portal delivery of FFA and adipokines to the liver, and determine the contribution of visceral fat to hepatic and muscle insulin resistance. Sophisticated tracer methods in conjunction with mathematical modeling and blood vessel catheterizations will be used to address these issues in vivo in a baboon model.
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