Intracrine Testosterone Activation in Human Pancreatic Beta-Cells Stimulates Insulin Secretion

    August 2020 in “ Diabetes ”
    Weiwei Xu, Lina Schiffer, M.M. Fahd Qadir … Franck Mauvais-Jarvis
    Studysummary This study found that testosterone enhances insulin secretion in human pancreatic islets by being converted into DHT and E2, processes that are necessary for this effect.
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