Mitochondrial dysfunction in pancreatic β-cells in Type 2 Diabetes

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 297, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 34-40

  Mulder, Hindrik ^a   Ling, Charlotte ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coupling signal; Epigenetics; Mitochondrial biogenesis; Oxidative phosphorylation; TCA cycle

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; MITOFUSIN 1; MITOFUSIN 2;

BIOGENESIS; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CELL ORGANELLE; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; METABOLIC REGULATION; MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; MITOCHONDRIA;

EID: 57749185452     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2008.05.015     Document Type: Review

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