Human pancreatic islet quality control: Easy assessment of metabolic functions

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 214-219

  Vandewalle, B ^a   Douillard, C ^a   Conte, J Kerr ^a   Gmyr, V ^a   Riachi, R ^a   D'herbomez, M ^a   Pattou, F ^a   Lefebvre, J ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Human pancreatic islets; Quality control; Technical means

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL METABOLISM; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVICE; FLUORESCENCE; FUNCTION TEST; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INSULIN RELEASE; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET; PANCREAS ISLET TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0032968468     PISSN: 09477349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1212101     Document Type: Article

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