Has time come for new goals in human islet transplantation?

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1096-1100

  Lehmann, R ^a   Spinas, G A ^a   Moritz, W ^a   Weber, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Islet assessment; Islet blood flow; Islet graft; Islet transplantation; Islet viability; Kidney transplantation

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORGAN DONOR; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 44449100712     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02214.x     Document Type: Review

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