Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a disease in which the effect insulin has on the cell is reduced, despite consistent levels of circulating insulin (in the beginning of the disease). Which of the following could possibly explain this phenomenon?A) Upregulation of insulin receptorsB) Downregulation of insulin receptorsC) Increased affinity of insulin for its receptorD) Decreased expression of the second messenger in the insulin pathwayE) Saturation of the insulin receptor
What will be an ideal response?
B, D
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