title: Role of reduced β-cell mass versus impaired β-cell function in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Diabetology and Gastrointestinal Endocrinology, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany. juris.meier@rub.de
authors.forename: Juris J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Meier
authors.forename: Riccardo C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Bonadonna
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000502:physiology; D002452:Cell Count; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D056726:Genetic Association Studies / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D054795:Incretins / Q000172:deficiency; D050417:Insulin-Secreting Cells / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D054795:Incretins