Human islets transplanted to nude mice: In vitro insulin release from retrieved grafts

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 193-206

  Shi, Chun Liang ^a   Täljedal, Inge Bert ^a   Nordin, Astrid ^b   Andersson, Arne ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGININE; CAFFEINE; INSULIN; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUSE; NUDE MOUSE; PANCREAS ISLET TRANSPLANTATION; SECRETION; XENOGRAFT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADULT; ANIMALS; ARGININE; CAFFEINE; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, NUDE; MIDDLE AGED; NOREPINEPHRINE; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS;

EID: 0034574199     PISSN: 03009734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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