Osmotic and Cryoprotectant Permeation Characteristics of Islet Cells Isolated from the Newborn Pig Pancreas

The development of effective protocols for the low-temperature banking of pancreatic islets is an important step in islet transplantation for the treatment of type I diabetes mellitus. We have been exploring the use of islets from the newborn pig as an alternative source of tissue for transplantatio...

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Main Authors: C. Fedorow, L. E. Mcgann, G. S. Korbutt, G. R. Rayat, R. V. Rajotte, J. R. T. Lakey Ph.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2001-10-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/000000001783986323