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The polyacetate esters of selected monosaccharides were recently found to either stimulate insulin release or inhibit glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in islets from normal rats. The present study extends such findings both to new combinations of either D-glucose or L-leucine and some
The responsiveness of parathyroid cells in insulin deficient and short-term diabetic rats was investigated by morphometric analysis. Insulin deficiency was produced by intravenous injection of D-mannoheptulose and short-term (7 days) diabetes mellitus by intraperitoneal application of
BACKGROUND
Pancreatic islet transplantation can provide insulin independence and near normal glucose control in selected patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. However, in most cases, achieving insulin independence necessitates the use of at least two donor pancreases per recipient and the rate of
Tryptophan fluorescence was used to study GK (glucokinase), an enzyme that plays a prominent role in glucose homoeostasis which, when inactivated or activated by mutations, causes diabetes mellitus or hypoglycaemia in humans. GK has three tryptophan residues, and binding of D-glucose increases their