glucotoxic

English

Etymology

gluco- +‎ toxic

Adjective

glucotoxic (not comparable)

  1. toxic as a result of excessive glucose
    • 2016 January 26, “ChREBP Regulates Itself and Metabolic Genes Implicated in Lipid Accumulation in β–Cell Line”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0147411:
      We have also confirmed that glucotoxic condition upregulates Rgs16 expression in these cells.
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