251. (Journal Article): Variation in human islet viability based on different membrane integrity stains.

Barnett MJ, McGhee-Wilson D, Shapiro AM, Lakey JR
 
ABSTRACT: Membrane integrity fluorescent staining is used routinely to evaluate islet viability. Results are used as one of the determining factors in islet product release criteria, and are...

252. (Journal Article): A Single Treatment with IL-4 via Retrovirally Transduced Lymphocytes Partially Protects Against Diabetes in BioBreeding (BB) Rats

Zipris D, Karnieli E
 
ABSTRACT: CONTEXT: Type 1 diabetes mellitus is a T cell mediated autoimmune disease with no known methods of prevention. The BioBreeding rat is used as an animal model for the study of human...

253. (Journal Article): Differential expression of proteins in renal cortex and medulla: a proteomic approach.

Arthur JM, Thongboonkerd V, Scherzer JA, Cai J, Pierce WM, Klein JB
 
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Western blotting has previously been used to identify changes in protein expression in renal tissue. However, only a few proteins can be studied in each experiment by W...

254. (Journal Article): Hypoglycaemic and hypotensive effects of Globimetula cupulata (DC) Van Tieghem (Loranthaceae) aqueous leaf extract in rats.

Ojewole JA, Adewole SO.
 
ABSTRACT: The leaves of some mistletoes, specifically Loranthus micranthus Linn, Tapinanthus dodoneifolius (DC) Danser and Globimetula cupulata (DC) Van Tieghem (family: Loranthaceae), are u...

255. (Journal Article): Complementary therapies and diabetes

Dunning T
 
ABSTRACT: There is increasing recognition that people with diabetes use a range of complementary therapies (CT), for a number of conditions, but do not always inform their conventional healt...