Glucose diffusion in pancreatic islets of Langerhans

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1722-1731

  Bertram, Richard ^a   Pernarowski, Mark ^b  

^a BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; DIFFUSION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PANCREAS ISLET;

EID: 0031920740     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77883-X     Document Type: Article

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