Expression of the non-neuronal cholinergic system in rat β-cells

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 167, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 75-77

  Delbro, Dick S ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cells; Cholinergic; Non neuronal

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; ACETYLCHOLINE; CELL MARKER; CHOLINE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; INSULIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN RELEASE; MEDIATOR RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NONNEURONAL CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; MALE; PANCREAS; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; VESICULAR ACETYLCHOLINE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 84857189813     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: 18727484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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