Association between osteocalcin, a pivotal marker of bone metabolism, and secretory function of islet beta cells and alpha cells in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: an observational study
Abstract Background Several recent studies have found that Osteocalcin (OCN), a multifunctional protein secreted exclusively by osteoblasts, is beneficial to glucose metabolism and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the effects of OCN on islets function especially islet ɑ cells function in pa...
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Formato: | Artigo |
Idioma: | English |
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BMC
2022-10-01
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coleção: | Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome |
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Acesso em linha: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13098-022-00932-8 |