Immunohistochemical localization of d-alanine to β-cells in rat pancreas

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 355, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 872-876

  Morikawa, Akiko ^a   Hamase, Kenji ^a   Ohgusu, Tomohiro ^a   Etoh, Sachise ^a   Tanaka, Hiroyuki ^a   Koshiishi, Ichiro ^a   Shoyama, Yukihiro ^a   Zaitsu, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell; d Alanine; Immunohistochemical localization; Insulin; Monoclonal antibody; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON; PANCREAS POLYPEPTIDE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CROSS REACTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LANGERHANS CELL; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ALANINE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; MALE; MICE; RATS;

MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 33847643628     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.02.056     Document Type: Article

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