Regulation of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) receptor expression in the pancreatic β-cell
Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) is a peptide hormone that is released postprandially from the small intestine and acts to potentiate glucose induced insulin secretion from the pancreatic β-cell. In type 2 diabetes (T2D) there is a decreased responsiveness of the pancreas to GIP. T...
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| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/14880 |