glucotoxic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

gluco- +‎ toxic

Adjective[edit]

glucotoxic (not comparable)

  1. toxic as a result of excessive glucose
    • 2016 January 26, “ChREBP Regulates Itself and Metabolic Genes Implicated in Lipid Accumulation in β–Cell Line”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      We have also confirmed that glucotoxic condition upregulates Rgs16 expression in these cells.

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