For example, excess growth hormone causes insulin resistance ... belong to a family of ligands—IGF1, IGF2, and insulin—that are highly homologous in structure and function.

Hormones are released from endocrine glands and are transported in the blood to target cells Insulin: released from pancreas, stimulates liver cells to take up glucose from the blood and Glucagon ...

Adrenomedullin disrupts insulin signaling in blood vessels, leading to systemic insulin resistance in obesity-associated type ...