Microanatomic features of pancreatic islets and immunolocalization of glucose transporters in tissues of llamas and alpacas

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 524-528

  Cebra, Christopher K ^a   Bildfell, Robert J ^a   Fischer, Kay A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 1; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 2; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 3; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 4; INSULIN; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BRAIN TISSUE; CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIUM; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GRAY MATTER; HISTOLOGY; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; INSULIN RESPONSE; LIVER; LIVER CELL; MAMMARY GLAND; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PANCREAS; PANCREAS ISLET; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKELETON MALFORMATION; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UDDER;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; LAMA (MAMMAL); MAMMALIA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; GLUCOSE; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; LIVER; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33646355459     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.3.524     Document Type: Article

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