Hyperinsulinemia-induced hypoglycemia is enhanced by overexpression of connexin 43

Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2879-2885

  Vozzi, Cristina ^a   Bosco, Domenico ^a   Dupont, Emmanuel ^a   Charollais, Anne ^a   Meda, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULINOMA; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030977002     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.7.5261     Document Type: Article

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