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Lefèbvre, P.J., Paolisso, G., Scheen, A.J. et al. Pulsatility of insulin and glucagon release: physiological significance and pharmacological implications. Diabetologia 30, 443–452 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00279610
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