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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-9-5
pubmed:abstractText
Calretinin is a calcium-binding protein whose major functions are assumed to be buffering, transport of Ca2+, regulation of various enzyme systems and cellular protection. Moreover, calretinin does not seem to be a specific marker for any particular cell since it has been discovered in various mammalian and avian organs. In order to give clue to its function(s), we investigate its distribution in the rat pancreas using immunocytochemistry and transmission electron microscopy. We have found calretinin immunoreactive cells in rat pancreas only in the islets of Langerhans. These cells correspond to A cells producing glucagon. The colocalization of calretinin and glucagon was confirmed with double-labelling immunofluorescence. Nevertheless, the role of calretinin and its relationship with the production and/or the exocytosis of glucagon granules remains to be elucidated.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0065-1281
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
99
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
217-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Colocalization of calretinin and glucagon in rat pancreatic A cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut de Biologie Cellulaire et de Morphologie, Lausanne, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article