
Estrogen reduces endoplasmic reticulum stress to protect against glucotoxicity induced-pancreatic β-cell death
Keywords: ER; endoplasmic reticulum; UPR; unfolded protein response; GRP-78; glucose-regulated protein 78; CHOP; CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein homologous protein; PI; propidium iodide; MTT; 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide thiazolyl bl