| Title |
Sweet Taste Receptor Expressed in Pancreatic β-Cells Activates the Calcium and Cyclic AMP Signaling Systems and Stimulates Insulin Secretion
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2009
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0005106 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Yuko Nakagawa, Masahiro Nagasawa, Satoko Yamada, Akemi Hara, Hideo Mogami, Viacheslav O. Nikolaev, Martin J. Lohse, Noriatsu Shigemura, Yuzo Ninomiya, Itaru Kojima |
| Abstract |
Sweet taste receptor is expressed in the taste buds and enteroendocrine cells acting as a sugar sensor. We investigated the expression and function of the sweet taste receptor in MIN6 cells and mouse islets. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Japan | 18 | 16% |
| Argentina | 15 | 13% |
| Spain | 8 | 7% |
| Chile | 2 | 2% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2 | 2% |
| Peru | 2 | 2% |
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| Mexico | 2 | 2% |
| Ecuador | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 2 | 2% |
| Unknown | 59 | 52% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 101 | 89% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 8 | 7% |
| Scientists | 4 | 4% |
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| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 233 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 42 | 18% |
| Researcher | 39 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 32 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 31 | 13% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 14 | 6% |
| Other | 38 | 16% |
| Unknown | 43 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 41 | 17% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 35 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 4% |
| Neuroscience | 8 | 3% |
| Other | 28 | 12% |
| Unknown | 57 | 24% |