Insulitis in human type 1 diabetes: The quest for an elusive lesion

Islets

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 131-138

  In't Veld, Peter ^a  

^a DIABETES RESEARCH CENTER   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Insulitis; Islets of langerhans; Pathology; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DISEASE DURATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULITIS; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; ONSET AGE; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; LYMPHOCYTES; ORGAN SIZE; PANCREATITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960088916     PISSN: 19382014     EISSN: 19382022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/isl.3.4.15728     Document Type: Review

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