Oscillation of gap junction electrical coupling in the mouse pancreatic islets of Langerhans

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 498, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 753-761

  Andreu, Etelvina ^a   Soria, Bernat ^a   Sanchez Andres, Juan V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PANCREAS ISLET; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031051021     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1997.sp021899     Document Type: Article

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