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Alexander Hinek
Researcher at University of Toronto
Publications - 1
Citations - 72
Alexander Hinek is an academic researcher from University of Toronto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Insulin receptor & Neuraminidase. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 59 citations.
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Positive regulation of insulin signaling by neuraminidase 1.
Larbi Dridi,Volkan Seyrantepe,Anne Fougerat,Xuefang Pan,Eric Bonneil,Pierre Thibault,Allain Moreau,Grant A. Mitchell,Nikolaus Heveker,Christopher W. Cairo,Tarik Issad,Tarik Issad,Alexander Hinek,Alexey V. Pshezhetsky,Alexey V. Pshezhetsky +14 more
TL;DR: Genetically modified mice with ∼10% of the normal Neu1 activity exposed to a high-fat diet develop hyperglycemia and insulin resistance twice as fast as their wild-type counterparts and are identified as a novel component of the signaling pathways of energy metabolism and glucose uptake.