Diabetes
Researchers from Mexico, the United States and the People's Republic of China describe findings in diabetes studies
Published in Gastroenterology Week, September 25th, 2006
Study 1: Sodium arsenite impairs insulin secretion and transcription in pancreatic beta-cells.
"Human studies have shown that chronic inorganic arsenic (iAs) exposure is associated with a high prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes. However, the mechanism(s) underlying this effect are not well understood, and practically, there is no information available on the effects of arsenic on pancreatic beta-cells functions," researchers in Mexico report.
"Thus," wrote A. Diaz-Villasenor and colleagues, National Autonomous...
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