Contribution of distal promoter elements to transcriptional regulation of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide in intestinal STC-1 cells

Diabetes mellitus is a group of chronic metabolic disorders that are characterized by high blood glucose resulting from a lack of or insufficient secretion of insulin, which is a source of medical and financial burden to more than 285 million people worldwide. Current treatments for diabetes include...

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Main Author: Yu, Irene Lok Yan
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/17408