Friend and foe: β-cell Ca2+ signaling and the development of diabetes
Background: The divalent cation Calcium (Ca2+) regulates a wide range of processes in disparate cell types. Within insulin-producing β-cells, increases in cytosolic Ca2+ directly stimulate insulin vesicle exocytosis, but also initiate multiple signaling pathways. Mediated through activation of downs...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-03-01
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Series: | Molecular Metabolism |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212877818308962 |