Through a mechanism-based approach, nanoparticles of cerium and yttrium may improve the outcome of pancreatic islet isolation

Journal of Medical Hypotheses and Ideas

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-6

  Hosseini, Asieh ^a   Abdollahi, Mohammad ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cerium yttrium; Diabetes; Islet transplantation; Nanoparticles; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; NANOPARTICLE; YTTRIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PANCREAS ISLET TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 84872023514     PISSN: 22517294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmhi.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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