BIOLUMINESCENT IMAGING OF AN NF-kB TRANSGENIC MOUSE MODEL FOR MONITORING IMMUNE RESPONSE TO A BIOARTIFICIAL PANCREAS REAL TIME AND IN VIVO: VALIDATION OF THE METHOD
Cell encapsulation is a novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of Type I Diabetes Mellitus that circumvents both the immunosuppression and limited allograft donor source dilemma. Current methods for scoring the biocompatibility of the alginate-based capsules that sequester Islets of Langerhans...
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VANDERBILT
2005
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| Online Access: | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-02032005-141942/ |