New insights into the role of connexins in pancreatic islet function and diabetes

FEBS Letters

Volumn 588, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1278-1287

  Farnsworth, Nikki L ^a   Benninger, Richard K P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER   (United States)

^b The University of Colorado Denver   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin36; Diabetes; Gap junction coupling; Insulin secretion; Pancreatic islet

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN36; DIABETES; GAP JUNCTION COUPLING; INSULIN SECRETION; PANCREATIC ISLET;

ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; DIABETES MELLITUS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS;

EID: 84898859787     PISSN: 00145793     EISSN: 18733468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2014.02.035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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