Computer modeling of heterogeneous β-cell populations

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 426, Issue , 1997, Pages 275-284

  Sherman, A ^a   Smolen, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; INSULIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; OSCILLOMETRY; PANCREAS ISLET; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION;

ACTIVITY CYCLES; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INSULIN; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; KINETICS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSCILLOMETRY;

EID: 0031302382     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-1819-2_38     Document Type: Article

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