Insulin uptake, localization and production in previously insulin treated and untreated Tetrahymena. Data on the mechanism of hormonal imprinting

Cell Biochemistry and Function

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 161-167

  Csaba, G ^a   Kovacs P ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Hormonal imprinting; Insulin localization; Insulin production; Insulin storage; Receptor; Tetrahymena pyriformis

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; INSULIN ANTIBODY; INSULIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; INSULIN BINDING; INSULIN SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; TETRAHYMENA;

ANIMALS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PROTEIN BINDING; TETRAHYMENA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0343517121     PISSN: 02636484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-0844(200009)18:3<161::AID-CBF869>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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