Glucagon-like peptide 1 inhibits cell apoptosis and improves glucose responsiveness of freshly isolated human islets.

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Published in Endocrinology on August 28, 2003

Authors

Loredana Farilla1, Angela Bulotta, Boaz Hirshberg, Sergio Li Calzi, Nasif Khoury, Houtan Noushmehr, Cristina Bertolotto, Umberto Di Mario, David M Harlan, Riccardo Perfetti

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes and Metabolism, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8723 Alden Drive, SSB #290, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA. perfettir@cshs.org.

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