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Reactive oxygen species and uncoupling protein 2 in pancreatic β-cell function.
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism - 1 Oct 2010
Pi J, Collins S
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Growing evidence indicates that reactive oxygen species (ROS) are not just deleterious by-products of respiratory metabolism in mitochondria, but can be essential elements for many biological responses, including in pancreatic β-cells. ROS can be a 'second-messenger signal' in response to hormone...
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