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A C Boschero1, D Tombaccini, I Atwater.
Abstract
Glucose-induced insulin release and modifications in 86Rb outflow were studied in cultured neonatal and adult rat islets. The dose-response curve for neonatal islets was steeper than for adult islets and the maximal response was clearly shifted towards lower glucose concentrations. In neonatal islets, glucose-induced insulin release was inhibited by the Ca2+-channel blocker, nifedipine. In the absence of glucose, the 86Rb outflow from neonatal islets was lower than from adult islets. Also, the glucose-induced reduction in 86Rb outflow was less pronounced in neonatal islets. Altered K+ permeability in the B-cell membrane could explain the change in glucose sensitivity of neonatal islets.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3044829 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(88)80059-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124