Insulin release by emiocytosis: demonstration with freeze-etching technique.
The technique of freeze-etching for electron microscopy applied to isolated islets of Langerhans has permitted a successful evaluation of emiocytotic events on the cell surface. The frequency of these events in stimulated cells suggests that emiocytosis represents a significant mechanism for insulin release.
D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane; D002477:Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D005089:Exocytosis; D005110:Extracellular Space; D005613:Freeze Etching; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000166:cytology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D051381:Rats
D007328:Insulin