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Zinc Transport in the Pancreatic β-Cell: Roles of ZnT (SLC30A) and ZiP (SLC39A) Family Members

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  1. Section of Cell Biology, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, SW7 2AZ, South Kensington, London, UK

    Elisa A. Bellomo & Guy A. Rutter

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Bellomo, E.A., Rutter, G.A. (2018). Zinc Transport in the Pancreatic β-Cell: Roles of ZnT (SLC30A) and ZiP (SLC39A) Family Members. In: Choi, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67199-4_499

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