Autometallography allows ultrastructural monitoring of zinc in the endocrine pancreas

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 125-129

  Kristiansen, Larry H ^b   Rungby, Jørgen ^a   Søndergaard, Liselotte G ^a   Stoltenberg, Meredin ^b   Danscher, Gorm ^b  

^a Silkeborg Centralsygehus ^*  (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alpha cells; Beta cells; Pancreas; Ultrastructure; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOMETALLOGRAPHY; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INSULIN BINDING; INSULIN METABOLISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET; PANCREAS ISLET ALPHA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ZINC METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; ZINC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035117549     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004180000241     Document Type: Article

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