Local and global Ca2+ signals: physiology and pathophysiology

The pancreatic acinar unit is a classical example of a polarized tissue. Even in isolation, these cells retain their polarity, and this has made them particularly useful for Ca2+ signaling studies. In 1990, we discovered that this cell has the capability of producing both local cytosolic and global...

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Main Author: OLE H. PETERSEN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-01-01
Series:Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602004000400023