Investigating pancreatic beta-cell function in type 2 diabetes
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 07:20
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCD researchers led by Conway Fellow, Professor Philip Newsholme have described how a polyunsaturated fatty acid, arachidonic acid, can positively impact on the function and survival of pancreatic beta-cells in the lipotoxic environment commonly associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus.