Experientia

, Volume 44, Issue 3, pp 238–240 | Cite as

Preliminary observations on the co-existence of regulatory peptides in cells of the baboon endocrine pancreas

  • S. A. Wolfe-Coote
  • J. Louw
  • D. F. du Toit
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Summary

Immunocytochemical procedures at ultrastructural and light microscopy level revealed, in the Chacma baboon endocrine pancreas, cells which were immunoreactive for glucagon and pancreatic polypeptide (PP). Some D cells were observed to contain secretory granules with both the appearance and immunoreactivity of A cell secretory granules.

Key words

Dual immunoreactivity baboon endocrine pancreas immunolabelling glucagon pancreatic polypeptide somatostatin 

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© Birkhäuser Verlag 1988

Authors and Affiliations

  • S. A. Wolfe-Coote
    • 1
  • J. Louw
    • 1
  • D. F. du Toit
    • 2
  1. 1.Research Institute for Medical BiophysicsSouth African Medical Research CouncilTygerbergRepublic of South Africa
  2. 2.Department of Surgery, Medical SchoolUniversity of StellenboschTygerbergRepublic of South Africa

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