Chapter category: Endocrine
Insulin Action in the Islet b-Cell
Mechanisms of Insulin Action
Edited by: Alan R. Saltiel and Jeffrey E. PessinISBN: 978-0-387-72203-0
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Chapter authors:
Rohit N. Kulkarni
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Rohit N. Kulkarni
Joslin Diabetes Center
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Harvard Medical School
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