Downregulation of the voltage-dependent calcium channel (VDCC) β-subunit mRNAs in pancreatic islets of type 2 diabetic rats

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 280, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 923-932

  Iwashima, Yasunori ^a,b   Sano, Hiroaki ^a   Ushikubi, Fumitaka ^b   Abiko, Atsuko ^c   Hata, Akira ^d   Kaku, Kouhei ^e   Eto, Hiroaki ^e  

^a National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^b Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences ^*  (United States)

^c Second Department of Internal Medicine   (United States)

^d ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^e KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcium channel; Competitive RT PCR; Insulin secretion; NSZ rat; OLETF rat; Pancreatic islets; subunit

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; DIAZOXIDE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; INSULIN RELEASE; MALE; NEWBORN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 0034811423     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.4122     Document Type: Article

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