Mechanism of glucose-induced insulin secretion.

CJ Hedeskov - Physiological reviews, 1980 - journals.physiology.org
In higher animals the blood glucose concentration is controlled by extremely efficient
homeostatic mechanisms. In humans a high proportion of glucose ingested during a …

Synthesis, intracellular transport and discharge of exportable proteins in the pancreatic acinar cell and other cells

RM Case - Biological Reviews, 1978 - Wiley Online Library
SUMMARY 1 After an outline description of pancreatic structure and function, and a more
detailed account of acinar cell morphology, this review traces the pathway of amino acids as …

Cellular mechanisms of long-lasting adaptation in visual cortical neurons in vitro

MV Sanchez-Vives, LG Nowak… - Journal of …, 2000 - Soc Neuroscience
The cellular mechanisms of spike-frequency adaptation during prolonged discharges and of
the slow afterhyperpolarization (AHP) that follows, as occur in vivo with contrast adaptation …

DNA synthesis in cartilage cells is stimulated by oscillating electric fields

GA Rodan, LA Bourret, LA Norton - Science, 1978 - science.org
External oscillating electric fields (1166 volts per centimeter, 5 hertz) enhanced the
incorporation of [3H] thymidine into the DNA of chondrocytes isolated from the proliferative …

Modulation of C3b hemolytic activity by a plasma protein distinct from C3b inactivator

K Whaley, S Ruddy - Science, 1976 - science.org
A human plasma protein binds to cell-bound C3b, the major cleavage product of the third
component of complement. Consequent upon this binding, C3b no longer functions in either …

The regulation of intracellular calcium

E Carafoli, M Crompton - Current topics in membranes and transport, 1978 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the regulation of intracellular calcium. The
chapter illustrates that Ca 2+ is uniquely important in the regulation of cell function because …

Posttranslational processing of concanavalin A precursors in jackbean cotyledons.

DJ Bowles, SE Marcus, DJ Pappin, JB Findlay… - The Journal of cell …, 1986 - rupress.org
Metabolic labeling of immature jackbean cotyledons with 14C-amino acids was used to
determine the processing steps involved in the assembly of concanavalin A. Pulse-chase …

Regulation of podosome formation in macrophages by a splice variant of the sodium channel SCN8A

MD Carrithers, G Chatterjee, LM Carrithers… - Journal of Biological …, 2009 - ASBMB
Voltage-gated sodium channels initiate electrical signaling in excitable cells such as muscle
and neurons. They also are expressed in non-excitable cells such as macrophages and …

The role of ionic currents in establishing developmental pattern

LF Jaffe - … Transactions of the Royal Society of London …, 1981 - royalsocietypublishing.org
This paper reviews a theory of pattern establishment and pattern restoration by endogenous
ionic currents. These currents are supposed to be generated by a certain separation of ion …

Black widow spider venom: effect of purified toxin on lipid bilayer membranes

A Finkelstein, LL Rubin, MC Tzeng - Science, 1976 - science.org
A purified toxin (the B5 fraction) from black widow spider venom added to the solution on
one side of a lipid bilayer membrane interacts irreversibly with the membrane to produce a …