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