| Range |
~1,000,000 insulin molecule/granule
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| 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 bottom paragraphPubMed ID22974438
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| Primary Source |
Rorsman P, Renstrom E. 2003. Insulin granule dynamics in pancreatic ßcells. Diabetologia 46: 1029–45PubMed ID12879249
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| Method |
[6?10^23(molecules/mole)?1.8?10^-18(moles)= 1,080,000(molecules)] |
| Comments |
"A human insulin granule contains 1.8 attomoles [attomole=10^-18 moles] of insulin (primary source)." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
109972 |