glucotoxic

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adjective

toxic as a result of excessive glucose

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Meanings

adjectiveglucotoxic (not comparable)
  1. not comparabletoxic as a result of excessive glucose

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

    2016 January 26, “ChREBP Regulates Itself and Metabolic Genes Implicated in Lipid Accumulation in β–Cell Line”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From gluco- + toxic.

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APA

glucotoxic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glucotoxic

MLA

“glucotoxic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glucotoxic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glucotoxic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glucotoxic.

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