Number of secretory granules in β cells
| Range | ~10,000 granules/β cell |
|---|---|
| Organism | Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference | Rorsman P, Braun M. Regulation of insulin secretion in human pancreatic islets. Annu Rev Physiol. 2013 75 :155-79. doi: 10.1146/annurev-physiol-030212-183754. p.167 3rd paragraphPubMed ID22974438 |
| Primary Source | Rosengren AH, BraunM,Mahdi T, Andersson SA, TraversME, et al. 2012. Reduced insulin exocytosis in human pancreatic ß-cells with gene variants linked to type 2 diabetes. Diabetes 61: 1726–33PubMed ID22492527 |
| Comments | "Human ß cells contain ~10,000 secretory granules (primary source)." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 109971 |