Gap junction involvement in secretion: The pancreas experience

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1053-1057

  Meda, Paolo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acinar cells; Amylase; Insulin; cells

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; INSULIN;

ACINAR CELL; CELL JUNCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL;

EID: 0030469035     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.1996.tb01168.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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