BetaSys : Systems Biology of Regulated Exocytosis in Pancreatic ß-Cells /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Booß-Bavnbek, Bernhelm. (Editor ), Klösgen, Beate. (Editor ), Larsen, Jesper. (Editor ), Pociot, Flemming. (Editor ), Renström, Erik. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edición:1st ed. 2011.
Colección:Systems Biology,
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Systems biology of β-cells - revisited
  • Established facts and open questions of the focused systems analysis of regulated exocytosis in β-cells – a background for a focused systems analysis approach
  • Mitochondria and metabolic signals in β-cells
  • β-cell ontogenesis and the insulin production apparatus
  • The role of the cytoskeleton in transport and release of the insulin-containing granules by pancreatic β-cells
  • The mathematical microscope making the inaccessible accessible
  • Magnetic resonance imaging of pancreatic β-cells
  • Mapping the β-cell in 3D at the nanoscale using novel cellular electron tomography and computational approaches
  • In vivo applications of inorganic nanoparticles
  • Cell cultivation and sensor-based assays for dynamic measurements of cell vitality: basic concepts
  • Bioimpedance spectroscopy
  • DNA variations, impaired insulin secretion and type-2 diabetes
  • Genetically programmed defects in β-cell function
  • Proteomic analysis of the pancreatic islet β-cell secretory granule: current understanding and future opportunities
  • Physiological and pathophysiological role of islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP, amylin) - a role in the pathogenesis of type-2 diabetes
  • Present state of islet transplantation for type-1 diabetes patients
  • Predictive protein networks and identification of drugable targets in the β-cell
  • Nanotoxicity
  • From silicon cell to silicon human
  • Probing cellular dynamics with mesoscopic simulations
  • What drives calcium oscillations in β-cells? new tasks for cyclic analysis
  • Whole-body and cellular models of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion
  • Geometric and electromagnetic aspects of fusion pore making
  • Index.