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The α-cell in diabetes mellitus

The α-cell in diabetes mellitus

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The α-cell in diabetes mellitus

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The α-cell in diabetes mellitus

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature reviews. Endocrinology, 2018-12, Vol.14 (12), p.694-704

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

Findings from the past 10 years have placed the glucagon-secreting pancreatic α-cell centre stage in the development of diabetes mellitus, a disease affecting almost one in every ten adults worldwide. Glucagon secretion is reduced in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, increasing the risk of insulin-induced hypoglycaemia, but is enhanced in typ...

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The α-cell in diabetes mellitus

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2119917884

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2119917884

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ISSN

1759-5029

E-ISSN

1759-5037

DOI

10.1038/s41574-018-0097-y

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