Toward Maximizing the Success Rates of Human Islet Isolation: Influence of Donor and Isolation Factors

In order to make islet transplantation a therapeutic option for patients with diabetes there is an urgent need for more efficient islet cell processing to maximize islet recovery. Improved donor management, organ recovery techniques, implementation of more stringent donor criteria, and improved isle...

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Main Authors: Gaston M. Ponte, Antonello Pileggi, Shari Messinger, Angel Alejandro, Hirohito Ichii, David A. Baidal, Aisha Khan, Camillo Ricordi, John A. Goss, Rodolfo Alejandro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2007-07-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/000000007783465082