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Oscillations of Cytosolic Ca2+ in Pancreatic Islets of Langerhans

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Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Islets of Langerhans

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In the last decades evidences have accumulated implicating the involvement of cytoplasmic Ca2+([Ca2+]i) in stimulus-secretion coupling in isolated islets of Langerhans.

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Martín, F., Pertusa, J.A.G., Soria, B. (1997). Oscillations of Cytosolic Ca2+ in Pancreatic Islets of Langerhans. In: Soria, B. (eds) Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Islets of Langerhans. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 426. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1819-2_26

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