Glutamate decarboxylase and GABA in pancreatic islets: Lessons from knock-out mice

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 340-344

  Kash, S F ^a,b   Condie, B G ^c   Baekkeskov, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Deltagen Inc   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoantigen; GAD65; GAD67; Islet Cell Development; Non Obese Diabetic (NOD) Mouse; Type 1 Diabetes

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE;

ANIMAL CELL; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033065979     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-978750     Document Type: Conference Paper

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