Presenter Information

Ben Stiadle

Abstract

Somatostatin has been demonstrated to induce oscillatory calcium patterns in pancreatic islets, prompting an investigation as to whether exogeneous application of the hormone can prevent or reverse deleterious adaptations to elevated glucose

Status

Undergraduate

Department

Biological Sciences

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Campus

Athens

Faculty Mentor

Nunemaker, Craig

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Examining the Therapeutic Potential of Somatostatin: A Paracrine Potentiator of Islet Calcium Pulsatility

Somatostatin has been demonstrated to induce oscillatory calcium patterns in pancreatic islets, prompting an investigation as to whether exogeneous application of the hormone can prevent or reverse deleterious adaptations to elevated glucose