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- ►nih.gov P Maechler, CB Wollheim - The Journal of Physiology, 2000 - Physiological Soc Glucose-induced insulin secretion is determined by signals generated in the
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P Maechler - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2002 - Springer Abstract. Mitochondrial metabolism is crucial for the coupling of glucose
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Y Shimajiri, M Shimabukuro, T Tomoyose, H … - Biochemical and Biophysical Research …, 2003 - Elsevier We previously reported that a missense mutation at codon 121 (CGG Arg to TGG Trp
, R121W) of PAX4 may be associated with the onset of type 2 diabetes in
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