Glucagon Couples Hepatic Amino Acid Catabolism to mTOR-Dependent Regulation of α-Cell Mass
Understanding the regulation of islet cell mass has important implications for the discovery of regenerative therapies for diabetes. The liver plays a central role in metabolism and the regulation of endocrine cell number, but liver-derived factors that regulate α-cell and β-cell mass remain unident...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-07-01
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Series: | Cell Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124715006464 |