Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 344-350 , March 2003

In vivo induction of insulin secretion by ornithine α-ketoglutarate: Involvement of nitric oxide and glutamine

Received 3 June 2002 ,Accepted 26 September 2002.

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☆ Supported in part by a research grant from Chiesi, SA, Courbevoie, France. C.S. is a recipient of a grant from the “Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale.” Portions of this work have been previously published in abstract form.

☆☆ Address reprint requests to Dr Jean-Pascal De Bandt, Service de Biochimie A, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu 1, place du Parvis Notre-Dame, F-75181 Paris cedex 04, France.

PII: S0026-0495(02)05270-8

doi: 10.1053/meta.2003.50054

Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 344-350 , March 2003

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