Article
Physiology and pathology of islet metabolism.
Diabete & metabolisme - 1 Jan 2000
Malaisse W J
Abstract excerpt
This review reevaluates the possible roles of glut-2 underexpression, glucokinase gene mutation, glucose-6-phosphate hyperactivity, glycerophosphate dehydrogenase (FAD-linked) deficiency and glycogen accumulation in the pancreatic B-cell as contributive factors in the pathogenesis of Type 2 diabetes.
Topics
- Animals
- Glucokinase
- Glucose Transporter Type 2
- Glucose-6-Phosphate
- Glucosephosphates
- Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase
- Glycogen
- Islets of Langerhans
- Monosaccharide Transport Proteins
- Mutation
