| Value |
1020
μm^3
|
| Organism |
Rat Rattus norvegicus |
| Reference |
Finegood DT, Scaglia L, Bonner-Weir S. Dynamics of beta-cell mass in the growing rat pancreas. Estimation with a simple mathematical model. Diabetes. 1995 Mar44(3):249-56. p.251 left column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID7883109
|
| Method |
"ß-cell volume has been determined by a number of different
techniques, at both the light- and electron-microscopic levels." |
| Comments |
"If the
specific gravity or density of the tissue is assumed to be 1
mg/mm^3 and the volume of a single ß-cell is 1,020µm^3 (1.02x10^-6 mm^3/cell), there are 9.8X10^5 cells per milligram of
ß-cell mass." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
109227 |