The α-cell conundrum: ATP-sensitive K + Channels and glucose sensing

Diabetes

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 304-306

  Jacobson, David A ^a   Wicksteed, Barton L ^a   Philipson, Louis H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SENSITIVE POTASSIUM CHANNEL; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; ZINC; CALCIUM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL FUNCTION; CHANNEL GATING; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCAGON RELEASE; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PANCREAS ISLET ALPHA CELL; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; METABOLISM; MOUSE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; GLUCAGON-SECRETING CELLS; GLUCOSE; KATP CHANNELS; MICE;

EID: 63249095887     PISSN: 00121797     EISSN: 1939327X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/db08-1618     Document Type: Note

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