Islet culture and counter-culture. Commentary on: Effect of short-term culture on functional and stress-related parameters in isolated human islets by Ihm et al.

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Cell Isolation and Transplantation Center, University of Geneva School of Medicine, and the Division of Visceral/Transplantation Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.

Published: May 2009

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