Identification of early biological changes in palmitate-treated isolated human islets
Abstract Background Long-term exposure to elevated levels of free fatty acids (FFAs) is deleterious for beta-cell function and may contribute to development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Whereas mechanisms of impaired glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) in FFA-treated beta-cells have b...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-08-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-5008-z |