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Molecular Defects in Insulin Secretion in Type-2 Diabetes

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Ashcroft, F.M., Rorsman, P. Molecular Defects in Insulin Secretion in Type-2 Diabetes. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 5, 135–142 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:REMD.0000021435.87776.a7

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