Prevention of skeletal muscle insulin resistance by dietary cod protein in high fat-fed rats.
Lavigne C, Tremblay F, Asselin G, Jacques H, Marette A.
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2001 Jul;281(1):E62-71.
PMID: 11404223
These data demonstrate that feeding cod protein prevents obesity-induced muscle insulin resistance in high fat-fed obese rats at least in part through a direct action of amino acids on insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in skeletal muscle cells.