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Original Article

Function of Rat Pancreatic Islets Exposed to Interleukin-18 In Vitro

Henrik Krook Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Johan Wallström Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Stellan Sandler Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 263-267 | Received 28 Feb 1998, Accepted 31 Aug 1998, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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