A study of the factors which may influence the isolation of porcine islets of Langerhans

Pancreas transplantation is a major surgical procedure with a high morbidity and mortality, whereas an islet transplant can be performed under a local anaesthetic and is much less invasive. With the current worldwide shortage of human organ donors, investigators have been forced to seek an alternati...

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Main Author: White, Steven A.
Published: University of Leicester 1997
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.696199