title: Expression of the non-neuronal cholinergic system in rat β-cells.
abstract: Various markers of the cholinergic system (like e.g. choline acetyltransferase) were demonstrated by immunohistochemistry in, seemingly, β-cells of rat pancreas. The findings may suggest an autocrine role of acetylcholine for the β-cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Karlstad University, Sweden. dick.delbro@kau.se
authors.forename: Dick S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Delbro
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000502:physiology; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007249:Inflammation / Q000503:physiopathology; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D050417:Insulin-Secreting Cells / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D010275:Parasympathetic Nervous System / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic / Q000378:metabolism; D050494:Vesicular Acetylcholine Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D064569:alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
chemical_list: C501512:CHT1 protein, rat; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; C579165:Chrna7 protein, rat; D007328:Insulin; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic; C493461:Slc18a3 protein, rat; D050494:Vesicular Acetylcholine Transport Proteins; D064569:alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor; D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase; D000109:Acetylcholine