Regulation of insulin granule exocytosis
Insulin is stored in secretory granules within the pancreatic beta cell. The release of insulin requires the fusion of the secretory granule with the plasma membrane and the discharge of the granule contents into the extracellular space. Insulin secretion follows a characteristic biphasic time cours...
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Springer Japan
2008
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