Zebrafish larvae pancreatic islet cytoplasmic Ca2+ measurements. (A) Measurement of zebrafish pancreatic islet cytosolic Ca2+ fluorescence in abcc8+/+ control (95% CI 8.4×104, 8.8×104) and abcc8-/- (95% CI 1.1×105, 1.2×105) zebrafish larvae (5 dpf) (p=0.0216, n=8–10). (B) Zebrafish larvae pancreatic islet cytosolic Ca2+ measurements in response to glucose stimulation in abcc8-/- (95% CI 1.6×105, 1.7×105) and control abcc8+/+ (95 % CI 1.4×105, 1.6×105) larvae (p=0.51, n=8–10). (C) Assessment of zebrafish larvae pancreatic islet cytosolic Ca2+ in response to glutamine in abcc8+/+ control (95% CI 9.7×104, 1×105), and abcc8-/- (95% CI 1.32×105, 1.38×105) larvae (p=0.0486, n=8–10). (D) Area under the curve calculations for cytoplasmic Ca2+ experiments as denoted. *p<0.05. Data represent mean±SEM.
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