ESSENTIAL ROLE OF THE NITRIC OXIDE (NO)/CGMP/PROTEIN KINASE G TYPE-Iα (PKG-Iα) SIGNALING PATHWAY IN SURVIVAL AND I NSULIN SECRETION OF PANCREATIC β-CELLS

¹Center for Diabetes & Obesity Prevention, Treatment, Research & Education, and College of Pharmacy, Roseman University of Health Sciences, Henderson, Nevada, and South Jordan, Utah,

²Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89154