Immunocytochemical localization of prohormone convertases PC1/PC3 and PC2 in rat pancreatic islets

Archives of Histology and Cytology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 261-271

  Tanaka, Shigeyasu ^a   Kurabuchi, Shingo ^b   Mochida, Hiroshi ^a   Kato, Takashi ^c   Takahashi, Senye ^d,e   Watanabe, Tsuyoshi ^d,f   Nakayama, Kazuhisa ^d  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIPPON DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KIRIN BREWERY CO LTD   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^e KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON; HORMONE PRECURSOR; INSULIN; PANCREAS ENZYME; PANCREAS POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEINASE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET; RAT; SECRETORY GRANULE;

EID: 0029776389     PISSN: 09149465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1679/aohc.59.261     Document Type: Article

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