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Functional plasticity of the human infant β-cell exocytotic phenotype.
Endocrinology - 1 Apr 2013
Fox Jocelyn E Manning, Seeberger Karen, Dai Xiao Qing, Lyon James, Spigelman Aliya F, Kolic Jelena, Hajmrle Catherine, Joseph Jamie W, Kin Tatsuya, Shapiro A M James, Korbutt Gregory, MacDonald Patrick E
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Our understanding of adult human β-cells is advancing, but we know little about the function and plasticity of β-cells from infants. We therefore characterized islets and single islet cells from human infants after isolation and culture. Although islet morphology in pancreas biopsies was similar to that in adults, infant islets after isolation and 24-48 hours of culture had less insulin staining, content, and...
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