Impact of Islet Size on Pancreatic Islet Transplantation and Potential Interventions to Improve Outcome

Better results have been recently reported in clinical pancreatic islet transplantation (ITX) due mostly to improved isolation techniques and immunosuppression; however, some limitations still exist. It is known that following transplantation, 30% to 60% of the islets are lost. In our study, we have...

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Main Authors: Daria Zorzi, Tammy Phan, Marco Sequi, Yong Lin, Daniel H. Freeman, Luca Cicalese, Cristiana Rastellini M.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/096368913X673469