http://www.f1000biology.com/ The latest hidden jewel from Faculty of 1000 Biology This is an important paper reporting that, in the Zucker rat model, abnormally high production of hydrogen sulfide, the gaseous neurotransmitter, impairs the release of insulin by pancreatic islet cells. This is an exciting finding that significantly advances our understanding of the mechanism for impaired insulin release in diabetes. http://www.f1000biology.com/article/id/1142905 2008-12-29 Wu L, Yang W, Jia X, Yang G, Duridanova D, Cao K, Wang R Lab Invest 2009 Jan 89(1):59-67 2009-01-14 Henry Lin University of New Mexico, United States of America http://www.f1000biology.com/about/biography/1714174238569587