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This chapter describes techniques to successfully detect tyrosine phosphorylation of the insulin receptor and insulin receptor substrate proteins. These assays demonstrate whether the insulin signaling pathway is activated at its earliest stages.
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Whiteman, E.L., Birnbaum, M.J. (2003). Assaying Tyrosine Phosphorylation of Insulin Receptor and Insulin Receptor Substrates. In: Özcan, S. (eds) Diabetes Mellitus. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 83. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-377-1:119
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