Fractions from Commercial Collagenase Preparations: Use in Enzymic Isolation of the Islets of Langerhans from Porcine Pancreas
Transplantation of isolated islets of Langerhans is an intriguing possibility for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. The isolation of islets from pancreata requires the specific dissociation of the tissue. Commercial collagenases from Clostridium histolyticum are widely used for this purpose. Unfor...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
1996-09-01
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Series: | Cell Transplantation |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/096368979600500504 |