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Structure of beta Cell of islet

Known as: Type B enteroendocrine cell, Insulin-Secreting Cells, Insulin Secreting Cell 
A type of pancreatic cell representing about 50-80% of the islet cells. Beta cells secrete INSULIN.
National Institutes of Health

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Endocrine systemEpitheliumFree Fatty Acid Receptor 1Gastrointestinal system

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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Immune attack on pancreatic islet transplants in the spontaneously diabetic BioBreeding/Worcester (BB/W) rat is not MHC restricted.
Spontaneous diabetes mellitus in the BB/W rat is preceded by lymphocytic insulitis that destroys pancreatic beta cells. Cultured… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Dynamic time course studies of the spontaneously diabetic BB Wistar rat. III. Light-microscopic and ultrastructural observations of pancreatic islets of Langerhans.
The pancreatic islet alterations were studied in spontaneously diabetic BB Wistar rats and in young (50 and 65 days old… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Potentiation of Insulin Secretion to Nonglucose Stimuli in Normal Man by Tolbutamide
To determine how sulfonylureas affect beta cell function, insulin release in response to isoproterenol and arginine was assessed… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Studies of Alloxan Toxicity on the Beta Cell
The ability of sugars to protect the beta cell from alloxan diabetes is highly stereospecific. The α anomer, which is present in… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Physico-chemical and morphological features of infectious pancreatic necrosis virus.
Summary Infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) virus has been purified and some physicochemical properties of its nucleic acid and… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
The inhibition of canine exocrine pancreatic secretion by intravenous ethanol.
The effects of intravenous ethanol upon exocrine pancreatic secretion were studied in 15 conscious dogs provided with pancreatic… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Rat pancreatic hydrolases from birth to weaning and dietary adaptation after weaning.
KoRBERECHT, P., M. DESCHODT-LANCKMAN, J. CAMUS, J. BRUYLANDS, AND J. CHRISTOPHE. Rat pancreatic hydrolases from birth to weaning… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Effects of Gestational Age, Birth and Feeding on the Insulinogenic Response to Glucose and Tolbutamide by Fetal and Newborn Rat Pancreas
Perinatal maturation of the pancreatic beta cells was studied in the rat. Insulin synthesis proceeded rapidly be tween the… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Immunoassay of Pancreatic and Plasma Insulin Following Alloxan Injection of Rats
Male rats of approximately 200 gm. body weight were injected intravenously with alloxan (40 mg. per kilogram body weight). Blood… 
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
Exhaustion of Insulogenic Reserve in Maturity-onset Diabetic Patients During Prolonged and Continuous Hyperglycemic Stress
Solutions of 15 per cent glucose were administered by continuous intravenous infusion for five to seven days to six normal… 
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