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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Main Author: Lynn, Francis Christopher
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/14880

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