Role of Thrombospondin-1 in Endogenous and Transplanted Pancreatic Islets

Type 1 diabetes mellitus is a severe life-long disease with a pronounced risk of developing secondary complications. One way to avoid the latter is to restore the fine tuning of blood glucose homeostasis by transplantation of pancreatic islets. However, isolated islets need to be properly engrafted...

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Main Author: Olerud, Johan
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för medicinsk cellbiologi 2009
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-99011
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-554-7465-2