Posts Tagged ‘beta’

What Are Beta Cells?


Pancreas and beta cells in diabetes. Learn about beta cells in type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Hundreds of diabetes videos.

Beta cell function and the treatment of type 2 diabetes (David Kendall, MD)


David Kendall, MD from the International Diabetes Center in Minneapolis reviews the role of beta-cell dysfunction in the development of type 2 diabetes and the importance targeting beta-cell function in the treatment of the disease. Provided by the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Cardiovascular Disease, a free resource for continuing medical education and other tools for medical professionals focused on the treatment of these three related conditions. Visit www.idoc.org for more information.

Why is glucose converted into sucrose before being transported in plants?

Is it something to do with glucose being a monomer and sucrose being a disaccharide consisting of 1 alpha-glucose and 1 beta-fructose?

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