Immunohistochemical findings in the pancreatic islets of a patient with transfusional iron overload and diabetes: Case report

Journal of Medical Investigation

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 345-349

  Kishimoto, Miyako ^a   Endo, Hisako ^a   Hagiwara, Shotaro ^a   Miwa, Akiyoshi ^a   Noda, Mitsuhiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Hemochromatosis; Immunohistochemical analysis; Iron overload; Pancreatic islets

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; DEFEROXAMINE; GLUCAGON; GLUCAGON ANTIBODY; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HEMOSIDERIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INSULIN; INSULIN ANTIBODY; PROINSULIN; STEROID; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CELL DAMAGE; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN SYNTHESIS; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER; MALE; PANCREAS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PANCREAS ISLET DISEASE;

EID: 78649662120     PISSN: 13431420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2152/jmi.57.345     Document Type: Article

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