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The pancreatic beta cell surface proteome.
Diabetologia - 1 Jul 2012
Stützer I, Esterházy D, Stoffel M
Abstract excerpt
The pancreatic beta cell is responsible for maintaining normoglycaemia by secreting an appropriate amount of insulin according to blood glucose levels. The accurate sensing of the beta cell extracellular environment is therefore crucial to this endocrine function and is transmitted via its cell surface proteome. Various surface proteins that mediate or affect beta cell endocrine function have been identified,...
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