Unraveling the effects of 1,25(OH)2D3 on global gene expression in pancreatic islets

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-79

  Wolden Kirk, H ^a,b   Overbergh, L ^a   Gysemans, C ^a   Brusgaard, K ^b   Naamane, N ^d   Van Lommel, L ^c   Schuit, F ^c   Eizirik, D L ^d   Christesen, H ^b   Mathieu, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Insulin release; Intercellular junctions; Islets of Langerhans; Microarray

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; GALANIN RECEPTOR 1; RGS4 PROTEIN; VITAMIN D;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; GENE EXPRESSION; INSULIN RELEASE; ION TRANSPORT; LIPID METABOLISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PANCREAS ISLET; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 84881176609     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2012.10.017     Document Type: Article

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