Regulation of the insulin gene by glucose and fatty acids

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 873-876

  Poitout, Vincent ^a,b   Hagman, Derek ^b   Stein, Roland ^c   Artner, Isabella ^c   Robertson, R Paul ^d,e   Harmon, Jamie S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

B cell; Diabetes; Insulin

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PDX 1;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; METABOLIC REGULATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33645530700     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.4.873     Document Type: Article

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