Normal Insulin Rhythm Restored in Mouse Pancreas Cells by Glucose Pulses (IMAGE)

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Normal Insulin Rhythm Restored in Mouse Pancreas Cells by Glucose Pulses

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Composite diagram illustrating the microfluidic device used in the study, the glucose waveform applied to the islets, and the mathematical explanation for why glucose oscillations can trigger insulin pulses.

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Bertram <i>et al</i>.

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