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AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE CYTOLOGY OF PANCREATIC ISLETS
Author(s) -
Mosca L.
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
quarterly journal of experimental physiology and cognate medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0033-5541
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1957.sp001242
Subject(s) - islet , alpha (finance) , beta (programming language) , cytology , cell type , beta cell , fish <actinopterygii> , cell , chemistry , medicine , endocrinology , pancreas , pancreatic islets , insulin , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , computer science , genetics , construct validity , nursing , fishery , patient satisfaction , programming language
1. The islet apparatus of all vertebrates is mainly composed of alpha and beta cells. A third type of cell is sometimes visible among alpha elements, especially in fish. By means of different treatments (anoxia, cobalt chloride or insulin injections) it is possible to observe that both alpha and beta cells can be transformed into this “third type”. 2. It is concluded that this type of cell is only a functional stage either of alpha or of beta cells.