Chapter
Ultrasound stimulation of insulin release from pancreatic beta cells
Abstract
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a complex metabolic disease that has reached epidemic proportions. Pharmacological management routinely requires complex therapy with multiple medications, and loses its effectiveness over time. Thus, new modes of therapy are needed that will target directly the underlying causes of abnormal glucose metabolism. The aims of this study were to explore a potential new treatment method that utilizes the non-invasive …
Authors
Suarez Castellanos IM; Balteanu B; Singh T; Jeremic A; Zderic V
Book title
VII Latin American Congress on Biomedical Engineering CLAIB 2016, Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia, October 26th -28th, 2016
Series
IFMBE Proceedings
Volume
60
Pagination
pp. 62-65
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2017
DOI
10.1007/978-981-10-4086-3_16