<span style="font-variant: small-caps">d</span>-Amino Acids and Classical Neurotransmitters in Healthy and Type 2 Diabetes-Affected Human Pancreatic Islets of Langerhans

<span style="font-variant: small-caps">d</span>-Amino Acids and Classical Neurotransmitters in Healthy and Type 2 Diabetes-Affected Human Pancreatic Islets of Langerhans

The pancreatic islets of Langerhans are clusters of cells that function as endocrine units synthesizing and releasing insulin and a range of additional peptide hormones. The structural and chemical characteristics of islets change during type 2 diabetes development. Although a range of metabolites i...

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Main Authors: Cindy J. Lee, Jack H. Schnieders, Stanislav S. Rubakhin, Amit V. Patel, Chengyang Liu, Ali Naji, Jonathan V. Sweedler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Metabolites
Subjects:
<span style="font-variant: small-caps">d</span>-amino acids
amino acid
neurotransmitter
cell signaling
pancreatic islet
endocrine system
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/12/9/799

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