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2003
Chan, Catherine B., Wang, Xiaolin, Koshkin, Vasilij, Wheeler, Michael B., Scherer, Philipp E.
Excessive free fatty acid (FFA) exposure represents a potentially important diabetogenic condition that can impair insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells. Because mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation is a main link between glucose metabolism and insulin secretion, in the present work we...
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The characterization of mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT) in clonal pancreatic beta cells: Multiple modes and regulation
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Chan, Catherine B., Bikopoulos, George, Koshkin, Vasilij, Wheeler, Michael B.
Mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT), which contributes substantially to the regulation of normal mitochondrial metabolism, also plays a crucial role in the initiation of cell death. It is known that MPT is regulated in a tissue-specific manner. The importance of MPT in the pancreatic...