glucotoxic

English

Etymology

From 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^[1], →DOI:

     We have also confirmed that glucotoxic condition upregulates Rgs16 expression in these cells.

Related terms

• antiglucotoxic
• glucotoxicity
• glycotoxic