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Neonatal diabetes.
Endocrine development - 1 Jan 2007
Tammaro Paolo
Abstract excerpt
ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels are inhibited by intracellular ATP and activated by MgADP. As a consequence, they couple the metabolic state of the cell to its electrical activity. In pancreatic Beta-cells KATP channels regulate glucose-dependent insulin secretion and are the target for sulphonylurea drugs clinically employed in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. This review discusses recent advances in...
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