Surgical removal of 60–90% of the pancreas leads to the regeneration of both acinar and islet tissue, an observation that dates back to the 1920s (Slack, 1995). Treatment with streptozotocin (STZ) selectively ablates the β-cell population. If there is no further injury, the β-cells do...
Several methods for the evaluation of blood flow or ischaemia have been reported. Microdialysis has been used to evaluate ischaemia/reperfusion injury of the intestine22. Regional saturation of oxygen can be measured to evaluate tissue oxygenation23. In a previous study, the sonographic flow was moni...