BACE2 is stored in secretory granules of mouse and rat pancreatic β cells

Ultrastructural Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 246-251

  Finzi, Giovanna ^a   Franzi, Francesca ^b   Placidi, Claudia ^b   Acquati, Francesco ^b   Palumbo, Elisa ^c   Russo, Antonella ^c   Taramelli, Roberto ^b   Sessa, Fausto ^b,d   La Rosa, Stefano ^a  

^a OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cells; BACE2; Electron microscopy; Immunohistochemistry; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

AMYLIN; BETA AMYLOID CONVERTING ENZYME 2; BETA SECRETASE; INSULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; BACE2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; BACE2 PROTEIN, RAT; SECRETASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SECRETORY GRANULE; ANIMAL; ENZYMOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; SECRETORY VESICLE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

RATTUS; RODENTIA;

AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN SECRETASES; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; RATS; SECRETORY VESICLES;

EID: 61449134171     PISSN: 01913123     EISSN: 15210758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01913120802486217     Document Type: Article

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