Number of insulin granules in pancreatic beta cell
| Value | 13000 granules/beta cell Range: ±4000 granules/beta cell |
|---|---|
| Organism | Mouse Mus musculus |
| Reference | Dean, P.M. 1973. Ultrastructural morphometry of the pancreatic b-cell. Diabetologia. 9:115-119. DOI: 10.1007/BF01230690 |
| Method | Stereology of electron micrographs |
| Comments | More recent studies estimate slightly lower: around 9,000-10,000. (see pubmed ID: 11976915) |
| Entered by | Noske |
| ID | 107696 |