F Ferraguti, R Shigemoto - Cell and tissue research, 2006 - Springer Abstract Metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGlus) are a family of
G-protein-coupled receptors activated by the neurotransmitter glutamate.
Molecular cloning has revealed eight different subtypes (mGlu1-8) with ... Cited by 60 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►endojournals.org J Gromada, I Franklin, CB Wollheim - Endocrine reviews, 2007 - Endocrine Soc Glucagon, a hormone secreted from the -cells of the endocrine pancreas, is
critical for blood glucose homeostasis. It is the major counterpart to insulin
and is released during hypoglycemia to induce hepatic glucose output. The ... Cited by 60 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
Y Moriyama, A Yamamoto - Journal of Biochemistry, 2004 - Jpn Biochemical Soc Vesicular glutamate transporter (VGLUT) is responsible for the active transport
of L-glutamate in synaptic vesicles and thus plays an essential role in the
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YM Leung, I Ahmed, L Sheu, X Gao, M Hara, … - Endocrinology, 2006 - Endocrine Soc Glucose regulates pancreatic islet -cell glucagon secretion directly by its
metabolism to generate ATP in -cells, and indirectly via stimulation of
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R Morimoto, S Uehara, S Yatsushiro, N Juge … - The EMBO Journal, 2006 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov Osteoclasts are involved in the catabolism of the bone matrix and eliminate the
resulting degradation products through transcytosis, but the molecular mechanism
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secretion during hypoglycemia provides an activation signal for α-cells to
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H Dong, M Kumar, Y Zhang, A Gyulkhandanyan … - Diabetologia, 2006 - Springer Gamma-aminobutyric acid up- and downregulates insulin ... Received: 18 August
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- ►aspetjournals.org M Storto, L Capobianco, G Battaglia, G … - Molecular pharmacology, 2006 - ASPET Recent evidence suggests that metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptors are
involved in the regulation of hormone secretion in the endocrine pancreas. We
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A Muroyama, S Uehara, S Yatsushiro, N … - Diabetes, 2004 - Am Diabetes Assoc Many metabolic factors affect the secretion of insulin from β-cells and
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