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New Insights into the Roles of Insulin/IGF-I in the Development and Maintenance of β-Cell Mass

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Abbreviations

IRS:

insulin receptor substrates

IGF-I:

insulin-like-growth factor

PI 3-kinase:

Phosphatidyl inositol 3-kinase

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Kulkarni, R.N. New Insights into the Roles of Insulin/IGF-I in the Development and Maintenance of β-Cell Mass. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 6, 199–210 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11154-005-3051-y

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