Wen et al., Mol Endocrinol 2009
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The MOR-1 opioid receptor regulates glucose homeostasis by modulating insulin secretion
Qian et al., Chin Med J (Engl) 2010
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This study was conducted to test the role of mu-opioid receptor on insulin release by determining whether fentanyl affected insulin release from freshly isolated rat pancreatic islets and if small interfering RNAs ( siRNA ) targeting mu-opioid receptor in the islets could knock down mu-opioid receptor expression