Learning Theories Reveal Loss of Pancreatic Electrical Connectivity in Diabetes as an Adaptive Response

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Goel, Pranay ^a   Mehta, Anita ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b S N BOSE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR BASIC SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GAP JUNCTION; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LEARNING THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET CELL FUNCTION; PANCREAS ISLET DISEASE; PANCREATIC ELECTRICAL CONNECTIVITY LOSS; STEADY STATE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CONNEXINS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; GAP JUNCTIONS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84881018902     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070366     Document Type: Article

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