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Comment
. 2012 Sep;61(9):2228-9.
doi: 10.2337/db12-0664.

Loss of pulsatile insulin secretion: a factor in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes?

John Wahren  1 , Åsa Kallas
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Loss of pulsatile insulin secretion: a factor in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes?

John Wahren et al. Diabetes. 2012 Sep.
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FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
Schematic representation of the pulsatile nature and temporal relationships of insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin secretion by glucose-stimulated human β-cells. Hormone concentration tracings from Ref. with permission.
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