Dexamethasone-induced changes in FAD-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase mRNA, content and activity, and insulin release in human pancreatic islets

Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 388-393

  Fabregat, M E ^a   Fernandez Alvarez J ^a   Franco, C ^a   Malaisse, W J ^b   Gomis, R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; FAD glycerophosphate dehydrogenase; Human pancreatic islets; Insulin release

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEXOSE; INSULIN; MESSENGER RNA; MITOCHONDRIAL ENZYME;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERADRENOCORTICISM; INSULIN LIKE ACTIVITY; INSULIN RELEASE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; FLAVIN-ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GLYCEROLPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HUMANS; INSULIN; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIA; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0343415138     PISSN: 03943402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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