Immunohistochemical localization of insulin in pancreatic β-cells of taurine-supplemented or taurine-depleted diabetic rats

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 483, Issue , 2000, Pages 579-587

  Chang, Kyung Ja ^a   Kwon, Woojung ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ALANINE; INSULIN; STREPTOZOCIN; TAURINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; METABOLISM; PANCREAS ISLET; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BETA-ALANINE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INSULIN; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STREPTOZOCIN; TAURINE;

EID: 0034584266     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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