Experiment 1039454
Worktypes
Compounds isolated
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Organism | Empty organism |
| Citation | HOWELL,SL: HII,CS: SHAIKH,S: TYHURST,M:. (1982). EFFECTS OF TAXOL AND NOCODAZOLE ON INSULIN SECRETION FROM ISOLATED RAT ISLETS OF LANGERHANS.. 2() |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | TAXOL IS A PROMOTER OF MICROTUBULE POLYMERIZATION. IN THIS STUDY,TAXOL WAS SHOWN TO INHIBIT GLUCOSE-STIMULATED INSULIN SECRETION FROM ISOLATED RAT ISLETS OF LANGERHANS. THESE FINDINGS SUGGEST THAT THE DYNAMIC REGULATION OF MICROTUBLE POLYMERIZATION-DEPOLYMERIZATION IN PANCREATIC BETA CELLS MAY BE IMPORTANT FOR INSULIN SECRETION VIA THE MICROTUBULE-MICROFILAMENTOUS SYSTEM. |
| Dose amount | 10.0 MICROMOLS |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | RAT |
| Dose expression | CONC USED |