Activin A stimulates insulin secretion in cultured human pancreatic islets

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 231-234

  Florio, P ^a   Luisi, S ^a   Marchetti, P ^a   Lupi, R ^a   Cobellis, L ^a   Falaschi, C ^a   Sugino, H ^c   Navalesi, R ^a   Genazzani, A R ^a   Petraglia, Felice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activin A; Glucose; Human pancreatic islets; Insulin

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; GLUCOSE; HUMAN INSULIN;

ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INSULIN RESPONSE; PANCREAS ISLET; PANCREAS SECRETION;

ACTIVINS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INHIBINS; INSULIN; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS;

EID: 0034065806     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03343713     Document Type: Article

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