Comparison of cellular and medium insulin and GABA content as markers for living β-cells

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 288, Issue 2 51-2, 2005, Pages

  Wang, Chen ^a   Ling, Zhidong ^a   Pipeleers, Daniel ^a,b  

^a DIABETES RESEARCH CENTER   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

cell death; aminobutyric acid; Diabetes; Islet

Indexed keywords

3 (3,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 1,2,3,4 OXATRIAZOLE 5 IMINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; STREPTOZOCIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LEVEL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; INSULIN RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; RAT; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; INSULIN; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 12144283149     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00222.2004     Document Type: Article

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