title: Rapid assessment of islet cell viability by MTT assay after cold storage in different solutions.
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Surgery, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Delfino
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McShane
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine; D000493:Allopurinol; D000818:Animals; D002470:Cell Survival; D003080:Cold Temperature; D004396:Coloring Agents; D004187:Disaccharides; D005978:Glutathione; D006639:Histidine; D007328:Insulin; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000166:cytology; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions; D011887:Raffinose; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012996:Solutions; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D013844:Thiazoles; D013997:Time Factors; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D004187:Disaccharides; C072670:Hanks Balanced Salt Solution; D007328:Insulin; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions; D012996:Solutions; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D013844:Thiazoles; C055206:University of Wisconsin-lactobionate solution; D006639:Histidine; D000493:Allopurinol; C005608:lactobionic acid; C022616:thiazolyl blue; D005978:Glutathione; D000241:Adenosine; D011887:Raffinose