# Mastoparan, a wasp venom, stimulates insulin release by pancreatic islets through pertussis toxin sensitive GTP-binding protein

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/mastoparan-a-wasp-venom-stimulates-insulin-release-by-pancreatic-islets-through/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Nakako Yokokawa,Mitsuhisa Komatsu,Teiji Takeda,Toru Aizawa,Takashi Tamada |
| Citations | 82 |
| DOI | 10.1016/0006-291x(89)92779-4 |
| Fields | Medicine,Neuroscience |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2087485038 |
| PMID | 2493246 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 1989 |

## Paper authors

- [Teiji Takeda](https://scholariq.org/researchers/teiji-takeda/)
- [Mitsuhisa Komatsu](https://scholariq.org/researchers/mitsuhisa-komatsu/)

## Paper journal

- [Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications](https://scholariq.org/journals/biochemical-and-biophysical-research-communications/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/neuropeptides-and-animal-physiology/)

## Paper topics

- [Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/neuropeptides-and-animal-physiology/)
- [Pancreatic function and diabetes](https://scholariq.org/topics/pancreatic-function-and-diabetes/)
- [Nerve injury and regeneration](https://scholariq.org/topics/nerve-injury-and-regeneration/)

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