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A critical role for beta cell M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in regulating insulin release and blood glucose homeostasis in vivo.
Cell metabolism - 1 Jun 2006
Gautam Dinesh, Han Sung-Jun, Hamdan Fadi F, Jeon Jongrye, Li Bo, Li Jian Hua, Cui Yinghong, Mears David, Lu Huiyan, Deng Chuxia, Heard Thomas, Wess Jürgen
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One of the hallmarks of type 2 diabetes is that pancreatic beta cells fail to release sufficient amounts of insulin in the presence of elevated blood glucose levels. Insulin secretion is modulated by many hormones and neurotransmitters including acetylcholine, the major neurotransmitter of the peripheral parasympathetic nervous system. The physiological role of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors expressed by...
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