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What is the primary regulator of glucose metabolism and storage?
What is the primary regulator of glucose metabolism and storage?
Which hormones released from gastrointestinal L cells and K cells activate receptors on the pancreatic β cells to augment insulin secretion?
Which hormones released from gastrointestinal L cells and K cells activate receptors on the pancreatic β cells to augment insulin secretion?
What causes closure of an ATP-sensitive potassium channel (KATP) in the pancreatic β cell?
What causes closure of an ATP-sensitive potassium channel (KATP) in the pancreatic β cell?
How is glucose transported into the pancreatic β cell?
How is glucose transported into the pancreatic β cell?
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What is insulin initially synthesized as in the pancreatic β cell?
What is insulin initially synthesized as in the pancreatic β cell?
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Which process results in the closure of an ATP-sensitive potassium channel (KATP) in the pancreatic β cell?
Which process results in the closure of an ATP-sensitive potassium channel (KATP) in the pancreatic β cell?
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What is the primary regulator of glucose metabolism and storage in the body?
What is the primary regulator of glucose metabolism and storage in the body?
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What triggers insulin secretion in the pancreatic β cell?
What triggers insulin secretion in the pancreatic β cell?
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Which hormones released from gastrointestinal L cells and K cells activate receptors on the pancreatic β cells to augment insulin secretion?
Which hormones released from gastrointestinal L cells and K cells activate receptors on the pancreatic β cells to augment insulin secretion?
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What is insulin initially synthesized as in the pancreatic β cell?
What is insulin initially synthesized as in the pancreatic β cell?
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