undercarboxylated
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From under- + carboxylated.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]undercarboxylated (comparative more undercarboxylated, superlative most undercarboxylated)
- Inadequately carboxylated.
- 2015 June 3, Elizabeth Rendina-Ruedy et al., “A Comparative Study of the Metabolic and Skeletal Response of C57BL/6J and C57BL/6N Mice in a Diet-Induced Model of Type 2 Diabetes”, in Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism[1], volume 2015, :
- Because circulating undercarboxylated (Glu-OCN) can act directly on pancreatic β -cells to stimulate insulin secretion [ 20, 55 – 57 ], it would be expected that a reduction in Glu-OCN would lead to a decrease in insulin secretion.