Topographic differences in cell populations and insulin secretion in the endocrine pancreas of the toad Bufo arenarum

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 346-355

  Francini, Flavio ^a   Madsen, Ole ^b   Gómez Dumm, César L A ^a   Gagliardino, Juan J ^a  

^a University of La Plata CONICET   (Argentina)

^b HAGEDORN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; ENDOCRINE CELL; INSULIN RELEASE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TOAD; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030561173     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1996.0180     Document Type: Article

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