Published in Law and Health Weekly, July 8th, 2006
Study 1: Insulin secretion is controlled by mGlu5 metabotropic glutamate receptors.
According to recent research published in the journal Molecular Pharmacology, "Recent evidence suggests that metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptors are involved in the regulation of hormone secretion in the endocrine pancreas. We report here that endogenous activation of mGlu5 receptors is required for an optimal insulin response to glucose both in clonal beta-cells and in mice."
M. Storto and colleagues working with the University Roma La Sapienza...
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