M Chester

The insulinotropic potency of fatty acids is influenced profoundly by their chain length and degree of saturation.

Daniel T. Stein, B E Stevenson, M Chester et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1997 · 348 citations · Full text

Metabolic Syndrome, Biochemistry, Fatty Acids +15

Chronic exposure to free fatty acid reduces pancreatic beta cell insulin content by increasing basal insulin secretion that is not compensated for by a corresponding increase in proinsulin biosynthesis translation.

Leo Cornelius Bollheimer, Rob Skelly, M Chester et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1998 · 254 citations · Full text

Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Production, Biochemistry +15

Circulating fatty acids are essential for efficient glucose-stimulated insulin secretion after prolonged fasting in humans.

Robert L. Dobbins, M Chester, M B Daniels et al. · Diabetes · 1998 · 233 citations

Nutrition, Fasting, Insulin Signaling +21

A fatty acid- dependent step is critically important for both glucose- and non-glucose-stimulated insulin secretion.

Robert L. Dobbins, M Chester, B E Stevenson et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1998 · 162 citations · Full text

Insulin Signaling, Gastrointestinal Peptide Hormone, Metabolic Syndrome +20

Functional and autoradiographic evidence for endothelin 1 receptors on human and rat cardiac myocytes. Comparison with single smooth muscle cells.

Catherine J. Moody, Michael R. Dashwood, R. M. Sykes et al. · Circulation Research · 1990 · 36 citations

Cardiac Muscle, Cardiovascular Function, Cellular Physiology +19