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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Carbon monoxide and pancreatic islet blood flow in the rat: Inhibition of haem oxygenase does not affect islet blood perfusion

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Pages 543-548 | Received 19 Dec 2005, Accepted 14 Jun 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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