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Original Article

Ultrastructural Localization of Synaptophysin to the Secretory Granules of Normal Glucagon and Insulin Cells in Human Islets of Langerhans

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Pages 215-219 | Accepted 23 Oct 1990, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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