Methods to assess beta cell death mediated by cytotoxic T lymphocytes

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 52, 2011, Pages

  Chen, Jing ^a   Grieshaber, Scott ^a   Mathews, Clayton E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Cell; Cytotoxic t lymphocyte; Immunology; Issue 52; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

EID: 80355129695     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2724     Document Type: Article

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