Decreased KATP channel activity contributes to the low glucose threshold for insulinsecretion in the early postnatal period
Juxiang Yang, Batoul Hammoud, Changhong Li, Abigail Ridler, Daphne Yau, Junil Kim, Kyoung‐Jae Won, Charles A. Stanley, Toshinori Hoshi, Diana E. Stanescu
The paper shows that decreased KATP channel surface density in early postnatal rat beta-cells lowers the glucose threshold for insulin secretion, which normalizes by postnatal day 14.
Endocrinology · Jun 16, 2021Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology