| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 798 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 0065-2598 ; 654 |
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Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; 654. 0065-2598
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| Contents |
880-01 Preface; Contents; Contributors; 1 Microscopic Anatomy of the Human Islet of Langerhans; 2 The Comparative Anatomy of Islets; 3 Approaches for Imaging Islets: Recent Advances and Future Prospects; 4 Islet Cell Development; 5 High Fat Programming of ß-Cell Failure; 6 Nutrient Regulation of Insulin Secretion and ß-Cell Functional Integrity; 7 Electrophysiology of Islet Cells; 8 ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels in Health and Disease; 9 Role of Mitochondria in ß-cell Function and Dysfunction; 10 Basement Membrane in Pancreatic Islet Function; 11 Calcium Signaling in the Islets |
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880-01/(S 6.7 Mechanisms Underlying β-Cell Actions of Amino Acids |
| Summary |
This book is a unique and thoughtful blend of critical background information and advances made in a multitude of areas of contemporary islet research. It is an essential reference book, the first of its kind in many years, for professionals as well as for the beginners interested in the study of islet physiology and diabetes. The book is unique in its breadth: it deals with anatomy, histology, ultra-structure, evolution and comparative anatomy, imaging, developmental biology, programming, apoptosis, mitochondrial function, metabolism, cellular signaling, electrophysiology, oscillation of horm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
| Subject |
Islands of Langerhans -- Pathophysiology
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Islands of Langerhans -- Molecular aspects
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Endocrine glands -- Surgery.
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Pancreas.
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Endocrine glands.
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Digestive organs.
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Surgery, Operative.
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
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Anatomy.
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Islets of Langerhans
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Islets of Langerhans Transplantation
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Endocrine Surgical Procedures
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Pancreas
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Cell Transplantation
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Endocrine Glands
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Digestive System
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Endocrine System
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Surgical Procedures, Operative
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Transplantation
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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
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Anatomy
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Tissue Transplantation
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Organ Transplantation
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Animal Structures
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anatomy.
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MEDICAL -- Nutrition.
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Biomédecine.
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Sciences de la vie.
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Anatomy.
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Digestive organs.
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Endocrine glands.
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Endocrine glands -- Surgery.
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Pancreas.
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Surgery, Operative.
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Islam, Md. Shahidul, 1956-
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| LC no. |
2009941948 |
| ISBN |
9789048132713 |
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9048132711 |
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9789048132737 |
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9048132738 |
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