Small human islets comprised of more β-cells with higher insulin content than large islets.

Publication Year: 2013

DOI:
10.4161/isl.24780

PMCID:
PMC4204020

PMID:
23648896

Journal Information

Full Title: Islets

Abbreviation: Islets

Country: Unknown

Publisher: Unknown

Language: N/A

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Subject Category: Gastroenterology

Available in Europe PMC: Yes

Available in PMC: Yes

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"We wish to thank all of our islet and tissue suppliers, especially the Integrated Islet Distribution Program (IIDP), the Midwest Organ Transplant Network and the University of Kansas Tissue Repository, with special thanks to BetaPro LLC for working with the authors to obtain optimal tissues. We appreciate the work done by Barbara Fegley and Dr. Tiffany Schwasinger-Schmidt for their assistance in obtaining the electron micrographs. The work was funded by grants from the Emilie Rosebud Diabetes Research Foundation (L.S.B.) and the Institute for the Advancement of Medical Innovation (L.S.B.)."

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