Glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 and 67 isoforms in fetal, neonatal and adult porcine islets: Predominant beta cell co-localization by light and confocal microscopy

Journal of Autoimmunity

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-27

  Reddy, Shivanand ^a   Wu, David ^a   Poole, Charles Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Glutamic acid decarboxylase; Immunohistochemistry; Ontogeny; Porcine islets

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; ETIOLOGY; FETUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

EID: 0029940012     PISSN: 08968411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaut.1996.0004     Document Type: Article

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