Human and rat beta cells differ in glucose transporter but not in glucokinase gene expression

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 2489-2495

  De Vos, Anick ^a   Heimberg, Harry ^a,b   Quartier, Erik ^a   Huypens, Peter ^a   Bouwens, Luc ^a   Pipeleers, Daniel ^a   Schuit, Frans ^a  

^a DIABETES RESEARCH CENTER   (Belgium)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

beta cells; diabetes; glucokinase; GLUT2; insulin

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLGLUCOSE; ALLOXAN; GLUCOKINASE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0028859374     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI118308     Document Type: Article

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