Prolonged exposure of human β cells to elevated glucose levels results in sustained cellular activation leading to a loss of glucose regulation

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2805-2812

  Ling, Zhidong ^a   Pipeleers, Daniel G ^a  

^a DIABETES RESEARCH CENTER   (Belgium)

Author keywords

diabetes; glucose; insulin; islets

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INSULIN SYNTHESIS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0030467497     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI119108     Document Type: Article

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