Three-Dimensional Analysis of the Islet Vasculature

Anatomical Record

Volumn 295, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1473-1481

  El Gohary, Y ^a   Sims Lucas, S ^a   Lath, N ^b   Tulachan, S ^c   Guo, P ^a   Xiao, X ^a   Welsh, C ^a   Paredes, J ^a   Wiersch, J ^a   Prasadan, K ^a   Shiota, C ^a   Gittes, G K ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ST ELIZABETH HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Islet; Pancreas; Vasculature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS FUNCTION; PANCREAS ISLET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED NOD; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

EID: 84865301521     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.22530     Document Type: Article

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