Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Islets of Langerhans, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997 Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology Series, Vol. 426

Proceedings of the First International Meeting of the Pancreatic Islet Study Group held in the Alicante, Spain, November 25-28 1994

I. Preface.- II. Stimulus Secretion Coupling: Are K(ATP) Channels Enough?.- III. Modulation of Islet Release.- IV. ?-Cell Metabolism and [Ca2+]i.- V. ?-Cell Heterogeneity: Building an Homogeneous Response from an Heterogeneous Population.- VI. IDDM (Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus): What Went Wrong? Mechanisms of ?-Cell Destruction and Defense.- VII. Pathophysiology of the NIDDM.- VIII. Islet Growth, Regeneration, and Transplantation.