A study of the factors influencing the collagenase digestion phase of human and porcine islet isolation

Human pancreatic islet transplantation offers a potential cure for type 1 diabetes mellitus by restoring normoglycaemia at an early stage of the disease. The crucial stage of the islet isolation process is the collagenase-digestion phase. However, this process is extremely variable and also poorly u...

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Main Author: Johnson, Paul Robert Vellacott
Published: University of Leicester 2001
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.696914