Beta cell coupling and connexin expression change during the functional maturation of rat pancreatic islets

Diabetologia

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1428-1437

  Carvalho, C P F ^a   Barbosa, H C L ^a   Britan, A ^b   Santos Silva, J C R ^a   Boschero, A C ^a   Meda, P ^b   Collares Buzato, C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Beta cells; Cell cell coupling; Connexins; Development; Gap junction; Gene expression; Insulin secretion; Maturation; Pancreatic islet

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 36; CONNEXIN 43; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADULT ANIMAL; AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; GAP JUNCTION; INSULIN RELEASE; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GAP JUNCTIONS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 77955653525     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: 14320428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-010-1726-8     Document Type: Article

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