Structure of delta Cell of islet

Somatostatin secretion from islet delta cells plays an important role in regulating islet function and is tightly controlled by… (More)

Phosphorylation of eukaryotic translation initiation factor-2alpha (eIF-2alpha) is one of the key steps where protein synthesis… (More)

Galanin, an ubiquitous neuropeptide, was recently shown to inhibit somatostatin release by the rat islet tumor cell line, Rin-m… (More)

Using a rat islet cell tumor in culture, Rin-m, we studied the effects of the neuropeptide, galanin, on somatostatin release… (More)

Pancreatic D-cell disorder was analyzed in Coxsackievirus B4-induced diabetic mice employing molecular hybridization with a… (More)

To investigate how the D-cell recognizes the glucose stimulus, the hormone response to (1) glucose, (2) the trioses… (More)

The pancreatic insulin-, glucagon-, and somatostatin-positive cell populations were quantitated in normal and alloxan-diabetic… (More)