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Leucine as a Stimulant of Insulin

  • Yang J
  • Dolinger M
  • Ritaccio G
  • et al.
Springer New York, (2015), 49-62
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1923-9_5
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Abstract

Leucine is one of the most potent insulin secretogues among the branched-chain amino acids that promote glucose-induced insulin release from pancreatic β-cells. Leucine exerts its secretagogue effects via multiple routes. Leucine can either serve as a fuel...

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Yang, J., Dolinger, M., Ritaccio, G., Conti, D., Zhu, X., & Huang, Y. (2015). Leucine as a Stimulant of Insulin. In Branched Chain Amino Acids in Clinical Nutrition (pp. 49–62). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1923-9_5

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