Islets of Langerhans generate wavelike electric activity modulated by glucose concentration

Diabetes

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 595-601

  Palti, Yoram ^a,b   David, Galia Ben ^a   Lachov, Ela ^a   Mika, Yuval H ^a   Omri, Gila ^a   Schatzberger, Rachel ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Carmel Biosensors Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRODE; GERBIL; HAMSTER; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; PANCREAS ISLET; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029962279     PISSN: 00121797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diab.45.5.595     Document Type: Article

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