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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2005; 11(4): 545-550
Published online Jan 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i4.545
Prevention of core cell damage in isolated islets of Langerhans by low temperature preconditioning
Yun-Fu Cui, Ming Ma, Gui-Yu Wang, De-En Han, Brigitte Vollmar, Michael D. Menger
Yun-Fu Cui, Ming Ma, Gui-Yu Wang, De-En Han, Department of General Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, Heilongjiang Province, China
Brigitte Vollmar, Michael D. Menger, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Surgery, University of Saarland, Homburg/Saar, Germany
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30271274 and German DAAD-Wong Kuan Cheng Fellowship
Correspondence to: Dr Yun-Fu Cui, Department of General Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, No. 246 Xuefu Street, Nangang District, Harbin 150086, Heilongjiang Province, China. yfcui777@hotmail.com
Telephone: +86-451-86605356
Received: April 12, 2004
Revised: April 15, 2004
Accepted: September 1, 2004
Published online: January 28, 2005
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