Connexins and β-cell functions

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 250-259

  Cigliola, Valentina ^a   Chellakudam, Vineetha ^a   Arabieter, Wael ^a   Meda, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cell functions; Connexins

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 36; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; INSULIN;

APOPTOSIS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL SURVIVAL; ENDOCRINE GLAND; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; IN VIVO STUDY; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN SYNTHESIS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PANCREAS ISLET ALPHA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS;

EID: 84876191913     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: 18728227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2012.10.016     Document Type: Review

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