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Olof Idevall-Hagren1, Anders Tengholm1

  • 1Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Biomedical Centre, Box 571, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden.

Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology
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Acidic storesCa(2+)Endoplasmic reticulumInsulin secretionIsletsMicrodomainsMitochondriaOscillationsSecretory granules

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