Function and expression of melatonin receptors on human pancreatic islets.
Melatonin is known to inhibit insulin secretion from rodent beta-cells through interactions with cell-surface MT1 and/or MT2 receptors, but the function of this hormone in human islets of Langerhans is not known. In the current study, melatonin receptor expression by human islets was examined by rev...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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