Possible relationship between the B-cell threshold for glucose-induced insulin secretion and blood glucose concentrations in the normal toad

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 8-13

  Francini, Flavio ^a   Massa, María Laura ^a   Lenzen, Sigurd ^b   Gagliardino, Juan José ^a  

^a University of La Plata CONICET   (Argentina)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Blood glucose concentration; Glucose induced insulin secretion; Hexokinase glucokinase ratio; Insulin secretion; Pancreatic B cells; Toad pancreas

Indexed keywords

GLUCOKINASE; GLUCOSE; HEXOKINASE; INSULIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; INSULIN RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOAD;

EID: 0034090803     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1999.7436     Document Type: Article

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