An investigation into the factors influencing the purification of mammalian pancreatic islets for transplantation

The treatment of Type 1 (Insulin-Dependent) Diabetes Mellitus by the transplantation of isolated islets of Langerhans is an attractive concept, but one which has been difficult to realise in clinical practice. Insulin-independence has been relatively rare following human islet allotransplantation, d...

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Main Author: Chadwick, David Ralph
Published: University of Leicester 1993
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.674264